The Brief
- FOX 10’s Steve Nielsen catches up with Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman about the city’s effort to preserve one of the Cs that Arizona is known for – citrus.
- He says protecting Arizona’s agriculture is important and that the city stands ready to preserve it.
MESA, Ariz. – Arizona was founded on the five Cs: copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate.
As time has moved on, citrus has fallen off, but the city of Mesa is trying to preserve that part of our agricultural history.
What we know:…