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Prop 312 and the Homeless
Photo source: American Psychological Association, “Laws banning sleeping outdoors criminalize homelessness,” Oct.1, 2024 FOR THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER WINTER IS COMING It has been estimated that each year approximately 5 million U.S. residents lose their housing...
No, There Was Not an “Investigation” That Could Have Bankrupted Fountain Hills Friedel’s Outrageous Lie Puts Future of Fountain Hills at Risk
On October 2, 2024, Gerry Friedel issued a statement demonstrating, beyond question, that he will lie to win the mayoral election, even if the lie risks the financial reputation and future of Fountain Hills. The lie, contained in a “press release” provided...
Times Up Gerry: Friedel’s Lies Challenged in New Lawsuit
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CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
The Town Council Struggles to Address Residents’ Concerns While Complying with the Law Those who attended or viewed the live stream of the September 4th Town Council Meeting witnessed an extraordinary example of how dysfunctional those proceedings have become...
Skillicorn & Settle Share Pasts of Quitting and Targeted Hate, Prioritizing Personal Agendas Over Decorum, Decency, and Fountain Hills Best Interests
ROT ruins towns. ROT-endorsed Allen Skillicorn lied to an MCSO deputy, bullied town employees, and was censured and sanctioned. ROT-endorsed school board member and homeschool parent Libby Settle, who voted against funding our local schools and supporting...
UNFIT TO SERVE
We expect our candidates for Town Council to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and knowledge to serve effectively as our representatives. We also expect our candidates to demonstrate that they have sound judgment, value collegiality, and have a...
The Dust Up
This account is based on a true story from the very recent past. Some names have been altered and events dramatized but other than that, this is pretty much what really happened. Li’l Gerr stood staring out the saloon window, his mouth agape, partially blinded by the...
THE PROJECT 2025 MANDATE FOR LEADERSHIP AND FOUNTAIN HILLS – Political and Religious Extremists Are Intent on Taking Control of Our Town
The Appeal to Heaven Flag and the Second American Revolution Recently, Councilmember Allen Skillicorn changed his on-line profile image to a painting depicting George Washington holding the “Appeal to Heaven Flag". The Appeal to Heaven Flag, also known as...
BOB’S FREE BIKES HAS FOUND A NEW HOME!
When we last visited Bob’s Free Bikes we were awed by the giant, year-by-year recording of the more than 6,000 bikes that had been donated by this amazing organization since it was founded by Bob Mandel in 2016. Today, the whiteboard, although significantly smaller,...
Fountain of Light Art Brings Beauty to Dark-Sky Fountain Hills
The Fountain of Light art structure was installed the morning of August 7, 2024, on theAvenue of the Fountains (near the smartly designed, safer, and more commuter- andpedestrian-friendly roundabout), and #FlourishFountainHills had a chance to check it...
NO, MAYOR DICKEY DID NOT VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT……BUT ALLEN SKILLICORN DID
It is campaign season in #FountainHills and, true to form, ROT with the avid support of Councilmember Allen Skillicorn have made every effort to ensure that the slime continues to ooze down Avenue of the Fountains. This time, they are relying on Tony Pierce, the...
NO, GINNY DICKEY AND PEGGY MCMAHON ARE NOT CONSPIRING WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES TO BRING ELECTRIC TRUCKS TO FOUNTAIN HILLS-
"GARBAGEGATE” LIKE “REFERENDUMGATE” IS ANOTHER OF ROT’S DARK FANTASIES Another week and yet another false narrative circulating on social media generated by ROT and Allen Skillicorn, the tireless and increasingly tiresome agent of chaos. As a result, we must...
Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce 2024 Legislative Report –
Fountain Hills Town Council Candidate Scorecard ROT-SUPPORTED CANDIDATES ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLASS The Fountain Hills Chamber of...
A Flailing Friedel Enlists an Ally to Buttress His False Claims About the MCSO Contract
A candidate who feels compelled to enlist a spokesperson to reinforce his false campaign claims is in serious trouble. Gerry Friedel must believe that his campaign is on the rocks as evidenced by his recent ploy of trotting out his old buddy, David Spelich, to...
FOUNTAIN HILLS IS NOT PAYING TO POLICE RIO VERDE & TONTO VERDE
You can tell that election season is in full swing by the number and frequency of incendiary rumors in circulation. Many of these rumors are attributable to #GerryFriedel, the man who aspires to be our mayor and should be striving to earn our trust. Instead, he is...
Friedel Friday: Special Edition
It’s Friday again and time for another edition of “Friedel Friday.” Where will Gerry take us this week? He has already taken us to the Splash Pad and the Skate Park, both of which fall clearly within the “nice to have” category he has publicly disdained. Will he...
‘We didn’t start the fire. No, we didn’t light it, but we’re trying to fight it.’
With apologies to Fall Out Boy The Fire Starter Has to Go More than a year ago, in February 2023, a grandmother wrote her very first letter to the editor. The newspaper, a weekly, was published in #FountainHills, a town known for its “close-knit community,"...
DOES COUNCILMEMBER FRIEDEL MEAN WHAT HE SAYS?
Cap: Does Councilmember Friedel mean what he says?Posted Friday, March 15, 2024 10:51 am Pam Cap | Fountain HillsThe next council meeting will be a nail-biter. Especially when it comes to how Councilmember Friedel votes regarding Councilmember Skillicorn’s ethics...
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