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The Payson Roundup recently had an article discussing a Tea Party meeting where Transparent Payson was a guest. The Roundup gives Transparent Payson too much credit. “You can explain a lot about Payson town politics at the moment by listening to Aal’s critique.” No critique would be necessary if the Town listened to voters’ will. The […]
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 […]
Transparent Payson has been actively involved in a lawsuit against the Town of Payson. The matter is on appeal. As to status, an opening brief is due August 27th for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Elections are over. The current Council, who repealed 401 and 402 on the advice of bond counsel, has a few […]
Despite reports in “newspapers” and statements from pundits, including local elected officials, asserting otherwise, the case of Transparent Payson vs. The Town of Payson has not been resolved. A court date has been set for a bench trial. 04/05/24 Trial Memo Due 04/09/24 Joint Pretrial Due 04/12/24 Response Memo Due 04/12/24 Final Pretrial Conference […]
The movie Groundhog Day is cute. Bill Murray’s character, weatherman Phil Connors, repeatedly gets stuck in the same day. A film buff worked it out to be thirty-three years and 350 days. In the end, Bill/Phil gets the girl. Maybe it was worth it for that? For a tax increase, we would hope for a […]
“Votes Can’t Just be Thrown Away.” That is a good quote. Let us place the quote in its proper context. When Arizona’s Voter Protection Act/Proposition 105 was advocated in 1998, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was a voice in favor of the VPA. The full quote is as follows: The will of the people is the most […]
If you are not a student of history, you may not understand the reference. Via Wikipedia: The expression was coined by Adolf Hitler, about the use of a lie so “colossal” that no one would believe that someone “could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.” Not for a moment would we suggest […]
