Once the $100 – $142 million price tag for the Rodeo/Fairgrounds master plan became public on April 14, city staff and Prescott Frontier Days’ (PFD) leadership went into “damage control mode” rather than face Prescott taxpayers.¹ The very next day, PFD President Kym Lopez told KYCA radio host Karen Fann she had concerns with the […]
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It’s election season in Prescott—know how you can tell? The firehose of disinformation and creepy candidate caricatures are flowing freely. This year we have some new players lurking behind the curtain. Or—maybe not so new. AZFPI originally wrote “Behind the Curtain” in early 2024 to identify the players behind the scene of the failed Mayoral
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Over 250 residents crowded into a standing room only “town hall” meeting hosted by Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. (PFD) on June 6, 2023 at the Fairground’s Mackin Building. The topic? PFD’s recently unveiled Master Plan to expand capacity at the Fairgrounds with new buildings for events and even a private clubhouse for PFD’s fund-raising organization,
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