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Resolution 3423 was passed, stopping the $70m bond issuance. There was limited discussion before the passage. The entire three-hour thirty-minute video may be found on the Town of Payson website. To save you some pain, we have taken excerpts. Town Manager Mr. Troy Smith had some harsh words for incoming Mayor Otto. Payson Town Manager, […]
Things are happening. As always, full .pdf support is below. We received a very generous donation from a local community member. He also has issues with the Town and its practices. Please support us if you can. The records request (RFR in Arizona) and FOIA at the federal level is going nowhere fast. Coming up […]
Generally, all court filings are public records; there are some exceptions for domestic matters. In Arizona, the actual documents can be accessed via the eAccess portal. Pay a small fee and get a copy of the document. S-0400-CV-202400271, Rose vs. Town of Payson, appears atypical in that regard. The web portal advises contacting the court […]
“Only” is a word that is a matter of perspective. When the sales tax increased by 1%, people in favor said it was “only a penny.” People who buy groceries know that pennies add to dollars. In this post, we outlined that 1% impact on groceries alone in a couple of scenarios. We again have […]
The injunctive hearing for Rose vs Town of Payson is Tuesday, 9/24, at 2:30 pm at 714 S Beeline Highway, the Honorable Brian Chambers presiding. If you attend, we suspect it may be a packed room. The court has a YouTube channel. We are uncertain if a ruling will be made that day. The proposed […]
The Town of Payson released a statement on the Rose vs. the Town of Payson suit. Typically, those statements come from an attorney or media specialist. We don’t know, but perhaps Town Legal, Mr. Jon Paladini, was responsible. Mr. Paladini did provide statements to the Payson Roundup. “Bottom line is that the courts are prohibited […]
We are beyond thrilled. Enough of the abuse of the emergency ordinance. The Goldwater Institute has filed suit. The cause of action is based on the use of an emergency clause. That cause was part of our original complaint. Co-Plantiff Nichols asked for dismissal when the Town filed a counterclaim against Plaintiffs Transparent Payson and […]
Transparent Payson had the opportunity to appear on KMOG. As always, we appreciate their generosity. During the show we stated that citizens should not be surprised they don’t get everything promised by the current Town Council. In this post, we calculated that a minimum of $85m would be required. Ordinance 964‘s total is $54.3 million. […]
KMOG has always been very generous with airtime to our group, and their generosity continues. Access to local media is essential for voter involvement and engagement, but accessing non-biased media can be challenging. Jeffrey Aal and Paul Frommelt will be in the studio on Saturday, the 7th, at 9:00 a.m. Counsel for Transparent Payson, Tim […]
On August 21st, the Town Council approved issuing a 70 million dollar Payson debt bomb bond by a six-to-one vote. The day before, on the 20th, there was an updated presentation on the Aquatic Center. The Council will press on the course of action regardless of apparent risks or dangers. Damn, the torpedoes! The vote […]
