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Long Ago, Payson Ignored Voters’ Will

Research and public records can be a wonderful thing.  There is an outstanding case regarding the development of Rumsey Park and the agreement with Varxity.  As you will recall, we discussed a motion for summary judgment filed by the Town of Payson that relied, in part, on the passage of Propositions 401 and 402.  That […]

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Your Tax Dollars To Negate Your Vote

Thank you, KMOG and longtime Payson resident Mr. Don Engler for the opportunity to discuss the issues on the KMOG forum on August 2nd. If you were unable to listen, the entire broadcast is below. Many topics and issues were discussed. One of the issues discussed was that of a fundamental question. Is government the […]

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KMOG Radio Interview August 2nd

Transparent Payson will be appearing on KMOG FM103.3 – AM1420 Wednesday, August 2nd at 9:00 am to discuss the current litigation with the Town of Payson. You can listen online if you are out of the area. We again appreciate the opportunity to provide information on these issues.  We have previously been on KMOG and […]

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Does the Town have unclean hands?

Nobody said this was a glamorous undertaking.   An answer was filed with the Court on the counterclaim. The next step will be for the Judge to issue an “order to show cause hearing.”  We will wait and update as we can. The Answer is below in .pdf.  For the most part, the Answer is a […]

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Transparent Payson is not a newspaper.

Recently there was a discussion on NextDoor.com about Transparent Payson not being a newspaper.  That is a 100% correct statement. Transparent Payson is not a newspaper. If you are unfamiliar with NextDoor it is a local social networking service for neighborhoods based primarily on zip codes. Many do not use social media, and those that […]

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An Interesting Update and Documents Filed.

A reply to the Town’s response has been filed with the Court.  An answer to the Counter Claim is due July 26.  That answer will include a discussion on the affirmative defenses asserted by the TOP.  There will then be a briefing and oral arguments.   A copy of the reply is found below in .pdf […]

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The Town of Payson has filed an Answer with a twist.

The Town of Payson has provided a Verified Answer and Counter Claim.  The firm of Titus Brueckner prepared the Answer, and Pierce Coleman prepared the Verified Counter Claim.   A full copy of the Answer and Counter Claim is below in .pdf format.  A response is required to be filed soon.  When that occurs, a copy […]

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An Opportunity to Discuss Voter Rights.

Transparent Payson Chairperson Jeffrey Aal will be speaking about the current issues facing Propositions 401 and 402 at the monthly meeting of the Gila County Libertarian Party.  We appreciate the invitation.  The issues of voters’ rights are core to all political parties.  We have discussed this concept here, and here.  The tools of democracy have […]

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A 31% Budget Increase. Did you get a raise?

Transparent Payson was born from a desire that fiscal responsibility be imposed on the Town of Payson.  Recently the Town has proposed a thirty-one percent  (31%) budget increase.  The current budget is $59 million.  The proposed budget is over $77 million.  A budget needs to be adjusted for inflation.  As of May 10th, the current […]

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Discussions About the Issues

We recently had the opportunity to provide some alternative information with Counsel Mr. Timothy A. La Sota at a breakfast meeting and on KMOG hosted by Charlie Seraphin.  The Town of Payson had a lengthy presentation on why the Propositions are illegal in their enforcement.  During that meeting, it appeared that some difficult questions were […]