One of the reasons Ginny Dickey is challenging Mayor Linda Kavanagh is her split allegiance favoring the State Legislature over the Town, as indicated in several of her votes and comments.

From The Times, dated August 2012:

“Residents are beginning to wonder about the political signs popping up around Fountain Hills… Even in the most intense political contests in the past the town has been relatively free of such sign clutter. That appears to be changing with the upcoming primary in August and General Election in November. Signs are beginning to appear within the town limits along the main streets, thanks to a change in the state law...”

“…Fountain Hills had banned signs in the community’s rights-of-way, but that changed in 2011 when the… Legislature approved a law that allows political signs in rights-of-way. State law overrides local regulations…”

With yet another case of the Legislature telling Fountain Hills what to do (when to hold elections, how to fill vacancies in our Council, allowing firecrackers in the desert, how to collect fees, what to recycle, permitting guns in parks, etc.), residents and visitors now have the “pleasure” of being assaulted by political signs from now until November.

Yes, thanks to HB2500 (political signs, public right-of-way) Fountain Hills is no longer a haven from the clutter in other communities.

Our “Representatives” at the time, Ugenti and Kavanagh, voted yes twice to pass this intrusive legislation. (Michele Reagan was opposed.)

Write in Ginny Dickey for Mayor, an unwavering defender of local control.