Gayle Earle announces candidacy for Town Council

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Supports updating ordinances to enforce the clean-up of empty lots with trash and weeds that pose fire dangers and are eyesores.

The candidate's website says, "Improving the Business sign ordinance allowing signage visible to the public that fits in with the beauty of our community."

Advocates improving the business sign ordinance "allowing signage visible to the public that fits in with the beauty of our community."

- Supports updating ordinances to enforce the clean-up of empty lots with trash and weeds that pose fire dangers and are eyesores.
- Advocates improving the business sign ordinance "allowing signage visible to the public that fits in with the beauty of our community."

Public Services

Believes in addressing homelessness through ordinances, placement, and educating property owners of their rights.

Supports comprehensive programs to address vagrancy and homelessness through ordinances and placement.

The candidate's website says, "Educate property owners of their rights regarding vagrants and pan handlers."

Plans to "educate property owners of their rights regarding vagrants and pan handlers."

- Believes in addressing homelessness through ordinances, placement, and educating property owners of their rights.
- Plans to "educate property owners of their rights regarding vagrants and pan handlers."

Housing & Urban Development

Supports prioritizing expenditures on road repair and capital improvements.

Supports eliminating unnecessary spending and saving for future infrastructure repairs.

Believes "our infrastructure and roads are in decline and deteriorating." Supports improving transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

Believes "our infrastructure and roads are in decline and deteriorating," showing support for improving transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

Supports repairing roads and infrastructure.

- Supports prioritizing expenditures on road repair and capital improvements.
- Supports eliminating unnecessary spending and saving for future infrastructure repairs.
- Believes "our infrastructure and roads are in decline and deteriorating," showing support for improving transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports increasing law enforcement patrols and placing more proactive deputies on the road to reduce call response time.

Supports increasing law enforcement patrols and placing proactive deputies on the road to improve response times.

Believes crime is increasing in the community, with rising car and home break-ins, and growing vagrancy and homelessness.

- Supports increasing law enforcement patrols and placing more proactive deputies on the road to reduce call response time.
- Believes crime is increasing in the community, with rising car and home break-ins, and growing vagrancy and homelessness.

Public Safety

As of June 24, 2024, Gayle Earle’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Supports pro-business policies by balancing signage needs with community aesthetics and reducing unnecessary restrictions and easing the licensing and permit process.

Believes the local economy is struggling as business vacancy rates rise and many businesses fight to stay open.

Supports pro-business policies by reducing restrictions and easing the licensing and permit process.

Believes in "responsible fiscal policy" by prioritizing infrastructure spending, eliminating unnecessary expenditures, and promoting financial transparency.

Believes in financial transparency by educating residents and business owners about the town budget and disbursements.

The candidate's website says, "Economic advisory board to address the loss of local businesses."

Supports establishing an "economic advisory board to address the loss of local businesses."

Believes in "keeping our dollars local" to support small businesses and strengthen the local economy. Supports policies that favor local trade and reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.

Believes in "keeping our dollars local" to support small businesses and strengthen the local economy, such as policies that favor local trade and reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.

- Supports pro-business policies by balancing signage needs with community aesthetics and reducing unnecessary restrictions and easing the licensing and permit process.
- Believes the local economy is struggling as business vacancy rates rise and many businesses fight to stay open.
- Believes in "responsible fiscal policy" by prioritizing infrastructure spending, eliminating unnecessary expenditures, and promoting financial transparency.
- Supports establishing an "economic advisory board to address the loss of local businesses."
- Believes in "keeping our dollars local" to support small businesses and strengthen the local economy, such as policies that favor local trade and reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.

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Gayle Earle

As of June 24, 2024, Art Tolis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Natural Resources & the Environment

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Wants to foster an environment centered around innovation and creativity through collaboration and exhibiting a vibrant community and economy.

Supports fostering community engagement and discussions to help address local issues.

Supports community events and traditions.

- Wants to foster an environment centered around innovation and creativity through collaboration and exhibiting a vibrant community and economy.
- Supports fostering community engagement and discussions to help address local issues.
- Supports community events and traditions.

Supports entrepreneurship and small business growth.

- Supports entrepreneurship and small business growth.

Wants to ensure local infrastructure and public services can keep up with potential town growth.

Wants to work with local businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies to help support community development.

- Wants to ensure local infrastructure and public services can keep up with potential town growth.
- Wants to work with local businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies to help support community development.

Believes public safety and safeguarding citizen rights should be considered the government's top priority.

Promotes transparency and accountability.

- Believes public safety and safeguarding citizen rights should be considered the government's top priority.
- Promotes transparency and accountability.

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Art Tolis

Supports community building through volunteer work, including maintaining trails, finding lost pets, assisting neighbors, and serving on local committees.

Supports developing community programs to ensure accessible resources and foster neighborly support.

Believes in protecting open spaces, wildlife, and dark skies, and supports making the town safer for walking and biking.

- Supports community building through volunteer work, including maintaining trails, finding lost pets, assisting neighbors, and serving on local committees.
- Supports developing community programs to ensure accessible resources and foster neighborly support.
- Believes in protecting open spaces, wildlife, and dark skies, and supports making the town safer for walking and biking.

Believes in balancing thoughtful development with preserving open spaces and environmental quality. Supports well-planned development that benefits the community and promotes responsible growth.

Believes in balancing thoughtful development with preserving open spaces and environmental quality. 

Supports community planning and redevelopment. As a P&Z commissioner, led efforts for the Shea corridor redevelopment.

Led efforts for the Shea corridor redevelopment as a P&Z commissioner.

Believes in "balancing responsible development with preservation." Supports affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and reforming property taxes, permitting, and zoning.

Supports affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and reforming property taxes, permitting, and zoning.

Supports balancing growth, private property rights, environmental care, economic vitality, and quality of life in housing and urban development.

Believes attracting new families will invigorate the economy, enrich education, and support small businesses.

- Believes in balancing thoughtful development with preserving open spaces and environmental quality. 
- Led efforts for the Shea corridor redevelopment as a P&Z commissioner.
- Supports affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and reforming property taxes, permitting, and zoning.
- Supports balancing growth, private property rights, environmental care, economic vitality, and quality of life in housing and urban development.
- Believes attracting new families will invigorate the economy, enrich education, and support small businesses.

Believes modernizing and maintaining infrastructure, including roads, sidewalks, and public facilities, is crucial for community wellbeing. Supports smart, strategic repairs that involve and consider the entire community.

Believes modernizing and maintaining infrastructure, including roads, sidewalks, and public facilities, is crucial for community well-being.

Believes in ensuring robust and reliable infrastructure for everyone. Supports improvements in roads, bridges, and public transit.

Supports improvements in roads, bridges, and public transit.

- Believes modernizing and maintaining infrastructure, including roads, sidewalks, and public facilities, is crucial for community well-being.
- Supports improvements in roads, bridges, and public transit.

As of June 24, 2024, Clayton Corey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in "promoting economic growth and community vitality" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Supports policies that enhance economic development and strengthen local communities.

Believes in "promoting economic growth and community vitality" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. 

- Believes in "promoting economic growth and community vitality" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. 

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Henry Male announces candidacy for Fountain Hills Town Council

Supports "respectful, civil and open communication."

- Supports "respectful, civil and open communication."

Supports "attracting families to live and enjoy what we have in Fountain Hills."

- Supports "attracting families to live and enjoy what we have in Fountain Hills."

As of June 24, 2024, Henry Male’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in finding "reasonable economic solutions" to address community needs. Supports policies that benefit labor, trade, taxes, small businesses, and regulation.

Believes in finding "reasonable economic solutions" to address community needs, such as policies that benefit labor, trade, taxes, small businesses, and regulation.

Supports and encourages business development, focusing on labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Believes in fostering a robust economic environment.

Supports and encourages business development, focusing on labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation, believing it will foster a robust economic environment.

- Believes in finding "reasonable economic solutions" to address community needs, such as policies that benefit labor, trade, taxes, small businesses, and regulation.
- Supports and encourages business development, focusing on labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation, believing it will foster a robust economic environment.

Henry Male

Corrigan announces candidacy in Fountain Hills

As of June 24, 2024, Mathew Corrigan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports improving and repairing roads and other infrastructure.

- Supports improving and repairing roads and other infrastructure.

Supports public safety with ordinances against illegal camping, impeding traffic, aggressive panhandling, and littering.

- Supports public safety with ordinances against illegal camping, impeding traffic, aggressive panhandling, and littering.

Said, "I support economic stability with focus on small local businesses and reasonable sign codes."

Believes in fiscal accountability "by funding roads and infrastructure first and no roundabouts or pet projects."

Supports "hiring people with contacts and influence with decision makers in higher education, healthcare and technology."

- Said, "I support economic stability with focus on small local businesses and reasonable sign codes."
- Believes in fiscal accountability "by funding roads and infrastructure first and no roundabouts or pet projects."
- Supports "hiring people with contacts and influence with decision makers in higher education, healthcare and technology."

Mathew Corrigan

Wants to find creative ways to improve commercial areas and refine parks and recreation properties.

- Wants to find creative ways to improve commercial areas and refine parks and recreation properties.

As of June 24, 2024, Peggy McMahon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to address the town’s infrastructure needs, including streets, parks, and the iconic fountain and lake.

- Plans to address the town’s infrastructure needs, including streets, parks, and the iconic fountain and lake.

Wants to make sure the Fire Department has all the tools necessary to keep the community safe.

- Wants to make sure the Fire Department has all the tools necessary to keep the community safe.

Supports local businesses, enhancing downtown areas, and encouraging new economic growth.

Wants to optimize economic and business growth opportunities, find creative ways to improve commercial areas and refine parks and recreation properties.

- Supports local businesses, enhancing downtown areas, and encouraging new economic growth.
- Wants to optimize economic and business growth opportunities, find creative ways to improve commercial areas and refine parks and recreation properties.

Peggy McMahon

As of June 24, 2024, Robert Wallace’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Seeks to improve policies at the border.

Robert Wallace

Supports discretionary spending on public services based on resident input, advocating for an easy process to survey Fountain Hills residents.

- Supports discretionary spending on public services based on resident input, advocating for an easy process to survey Fountain Hills residents.

As of June 24, 2024, Roderick Watts’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes committee recommendations deserve strong consideration and plans to work on issuing a bond for street repair and resurfacing.

Supports exploring new technologies to improve the longevity and safety of town roadways, including Perpetual Pavement, traffic management, and bicycle/pedestrian education.

- Believes committee recommendations deserve strong consideration and plans to work on issuing a bond for street repair and resurfacing.
- Supports exploring new technologies to improve the longevity and safety of town roadways, including Perpetual Pavement, traffic management, and bicycle/pedestrian education.

Plans to collaborate with local authorities and charities to address nuisance panhandling and harassment while providing support for temporary shelter and relocation programs.

- Plans to collaborate with local authorities and charities to address nuisance panhandling and harassment while providing support for temporary shelter and relocation programs.

Believes Fountain Hills can attract and support new businesses, providing jobs and revenue. Plans to explore incentives for prospective and existing businesses within state and local gifting policies.

Plans to explore incentives for prospective and existing businesses within state and local gifting policies.

Supports developing a competitive bidding process for expenditures over $25,000 to reduce mismanagement.

Believes a budget strategy must address declining revenue, inflation, and recession to protect residents' interests and future prosperity.

Believes a budget strategy must address declining revenue streams, inflation, and recession to protect residents' interests and future prosperity.

Believes in addressing economic challenges by prioritizing essential needs over wants. Plans to implement a proactive strategy to manage declining revenue, infrastructure issues, and rising expenses.

Plans to implement a proactive strategy to manage declining revenue, infrastructure issues, and rising expenses by prioritizing needs over wants.

Plans to make Fountain Hills a fiscally responsible municipality by operating within projected revenues.

- Plans to explore incentives for prospective and existing businesses within state and local gifting policies.
- Supports developing a competitive bidding process for expenditures over $25,000 to reduce mismanagement.
- Believes a budget strategy must address declining revenue streams, inflation, and recession to protect residents' interests and future prosperity.
- Plans to implement a proactive strategy to manage declining revenue, infrastructure issues, and rising expenses by prioritizing needs over wants.
- Plans to make Fountain Hills a fiscally responsible municipality by operating within projected revenues.

Roderick Watts

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- City council members work with the mayor and the city manager to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
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