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An Open Letter to the Payson Roundup and Council Member Nossek

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Payson Town Legal, Same Old Same

Representative Democracy – Don’t let them fool you.

Who we are:

Fundamentally, we are responsible for Propositions 401 and 402 and their defense.  We have been compelled to become a voters’ rights group in that defense.  The implications for Payson appear limited to the validity of Propositions 401 and 402 and their enactment.  At the state level, we suspect the implications of our effort have a much more significant impact on voters’ rights.  That is, do citizens, as allowed by law, have the ability to initiate law?  Is that law then valid?  Can it be repealed by the Town Council or any legislative group? Voters’ rights are essential to democracy.  Without voters’ rights, we have lost control.

We are citizens of Payson, Arizona, striving to make our local government more transparent.  We believe in the people voting on what happens with their money, land, and town.  We believe that elected officials are there to serve the public; as such, we should have a voice in making decisions that affect us all.  We are nonpartisan/bipartisan with no party affiliation and no hidden agenda. We believe in Payson, Arizona, and its future.  We support growth that will better serve all its citizens while remaining financially sound.  As a 527 nonprofit PAC, we were responsible for successfully enacting Propositions 401 and 402 in 2018.  A short history of our group can be found here.

The Town of Payson recently attempted to repeal these ballot initiatives. With the help of an attorney, we are fighting that effort in Superior Court; we still have much work to do to defend your voters’ rights.

We are defending the rights of Payson citizens on large-scale, publicly funded projects that may be placed on public lands via long-term leases to third parties.  Our goal is NOT to prevent such projects but to ensure transparency in all negotiations, discussions, and contracts that affect your town.  If the citizens approve the funding through an election, or if the citizens approve the lease of public land to complete the project, we would support that effort 100%.  We are protecting YOU – the voter and your voters’ rights.

Our vision is that our leaders provide all the information about the proposed spending of Town money and the utilization of Town property so that we, the citizens, can choose how and where our money and our land are utilized. Join us in protecting voters’ rights.

We welcome YOUR involvement in this process.  Dare we say, support the cause.

Thank you.