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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By the AZFPI Board Part II – Potential Impacts of Utility-Scale Solar in Yavapai County This is the second part in a two-part series about proposed utility-scale solar and battery storage farms in Yavapai County Yavapai County’s Development Services staff has drafted a utility-scale solar ordinance to regulate the construction, operation, and decommissioning of large,
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By the AZFPI Board Part I – Utility-Scale Solar in Yavapai County This is the first article in a two-part series about proposed utility-scale solar and battery storage farms in Yavapai County Remember playing “Whisper Down the Lane” in school as a kid? The game usually starts with the teacher, who whispers a sentence into
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By the AZFPI Board This post was updated on 4/29/24 to reflect a correction on the EPA’s ECHO database. A Look at the Players, Property & Regulators of Gold Paradise Peak Mine This is a complicated story of high-stakes real estate with mineral rights investments, never-ending litigation, unresolved regulatory violations, and financial skullduggery. But singularly
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Prescott voters have been making their voices heard objecting to rapid, damaging growth at City Council meetings, in letters in local publications and in opinion pieces. Most recently, the Daily Courier published a “Talk of the Town” column in which long-time Prescott resident Kathleen Murphy wrote about her disappointment in how past City Council members
Citizen Opinion Piece Crystallizes Candidates’ Failures Read More »
Steve Blair and Jim Lamerson are the poster boys for term limits in Prescott. Steve Blair has been on the Prescott City Council for 12 years; Jim Lamerson for 16 years. (Voters rejected Lamerson in the last election.) They both need to retire. Instead, they are running for re-election to continue their short-sighted decision-making. New
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[one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] This photo illustrates why runaway housing development, a liberal water policy for developers and a lack of transparency are threatening the water supply in Prescott. Willow Lake is drying up as a result of the drought and evaporation, which shows no signs of ending as temperatures continue to climb. Prescott Mayor
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