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In the dusty folds of rural Arizona, a small town became the epicenter of one of the most significant battles for local democracy in the state’s recent history. Not many people noticed at first. But that changed. Transparent Payson was born not in a boardroom, but in living rooms. Coffee tables, community centers, and kitchen […]
The Roundup published an opinion by Council Member Nossek that took exception to voters’ rights. Mr. Nossek targeted his address at me. The Nossek opinion was removed from publication. The opinion was on the heels of an article by Mr. Aleshire that attempts to lay the dysfunction of Payson politics at my feet. While flattering, […]
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 […]
Town Legal, Mr. Jon Paladini has separated from the Town of Payson. Yesterday, we updated the records request and asked, “What is the Town of Payson Hiding?” Soon, we will provide some information on the failed bond. Today we will look at the firm of Pierce Coleman. As we have stated before, there is no […]
The Town has filed an answering brief to the appeal. The entire brief on Transparent Payson’s appeal is below in .pdf. The Town maintains that the Voter Protection Act does not apply to general-law towns. Based on the totality of the record and Arizona law, it is established that the VPA does not apply to […]
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 […]
