McFarland, the Casa Grande mayor, said perhaps the next application will stress some of the other components of the $360 million request besides the highway widening - including bike lanes that tribal leaders have long sought for some of the overpasses.
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Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland said the city of about 62,000 people usually swells by another 25,000 each winter.
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