Who is Transparent Payson?
We are citizens of Payson, Arizona who are striving to make our local government more transparent to its citizens. As a 527 nonprofit PAC, we were responsible for the successful enactment of Propositions 401 and 402 a few years back, which helped curb government overreach.
What has happened
We are currently busy defending these important ordinances. There was recently an attempt by several town council members to illegally repeal these ballot initiatives, assuming a simple 4-3 vote could overturn the will of 60% of the voters. Certain members of our town council obviously don’t want to abide by these initiatives.
The town may force the people into taking legal action.
With the help of an attorney, we have temporarily halted that effort, but are certain we still have much work to do to defend Your taxpayers’ rights. A copy is below.
Transparent_Payson_Letter dated 032421
Once again
We are preparing to defend the rights of Payson taxpayers in regard to several proposed projects here locally. Our goal is not to prevent such projects but to ensure transparency in all negotiations, discussions, and contracts that affect the town. We are protecting YOU, the Tax Payer!
SOS…WE NEED YOUR HELP !!!
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Recent Updates
Trial is scheduled for April 19th at 1:30We can use your continued support. Please donate. To finance the Town’s list of projects Town Council increased the TPT/Sales tax. That tax becomes effective on May 1st. The rate will be 10.48%. Some people tithe. The TPT/ Sales tax rate […]
A Court Date Has Been Set With the Town of Payson.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 […]
Donation fun and Varxity resolution.Varxity was part of the tri-party agreement with the Town of Payson (TOP) for the Recreation Center/Hockey Rinks/Pool. After 401 and 402 passed, the TOP withdrew from the agreement. There may have been a mixup on the signatures required to make it […]
Your money, NOT your vote.Thank you, KMOG and former Payson Mayor Kenneth Murphy, for the opportunity to discuss the issues with current Mayor Higgins on the KMOG forum on December 29th. We always appreciate the opportunity to be part of the KMOG discussion. It was a great […]
Did the Mayor call voters a “mob?”A quick year-end update. We are very hopeful that everyone has a wonderful holiday season. The court case against the Town moves at a glacial pace. The last court hearing was November 30th. There is little to report on that front. That sounds […]
Groundhog Day Tax IncreaseThe 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 […]
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