Were you one of the Fountain Hills' citizens who objected to the lagoon project and the spending of $40,000 simply to “study the feasibility” of this plan?

Or, were you one of the people who thought the Park Place development should have stuck to the height requirements, paid their fees on time, or used colors that fit in better with our beautiful desert town?

Or, maybe you have simply been bothered by the firing of the town attorney in a rather unprofessional way, or the lack of transparency at council meetings, or failing to get input from the public by making decisions in closed special sessions?

Then you have to know that Cecil Yates was one of the three council members (along with the mayor) who helped make these questionable decisions.

Citizens have expressed worry about voting for the property tax because they fear unwise decisions regarding spending this money. If changes aren’t made to the makeup of the town governing body then I might be worried, too. But we need these funds to maintain the fountain, our parks, the roads, our services – all the things that make Fountain Hills special.

What is the answer, then? The obvious answer is to vote for and elect Ginny Dickey as mayor. She is a strong proponent of transparent, open government which seeks input from all the citizens. In fact, she favors establishing a “citizen review committee” to sign off on the use of these tax funds. She has lived in this town for 34 years and has vast experience in many areas including the school board and the town council.

Ginny will keep Fountain Hills, the town she loves so much, beautiful and well-maintained and the town council open and responsible to the people. She’ll be an excellent mayor.

Vote for Ginny Dickey.