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Cases Dismissed!

17 May

Developing story…  Dana Stadler of Quartzsite, was recently arrested at the police station where he was demanding information about a case. This arrest, as well as others, has again placed the performance of the Quartzsite Police Department in question. Current Chief Jeff Gilbert was directly involved in the arrests.

Today, Stadler received written notice that the court has dismissed all charges made by QPD, including felonies. Separately, Michael Roth also was arrested  immediately afterwards. His cases were also dismissed.

 
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The Voters Have Made Their Choices

17 May

Some say that one of the new council members-elect will be challenged for eligibility to accept office. The issue raised is whether the candidate qualifies, based on the one year residency requirement. If a challenge is filed, voters can thank our Town Attorney Martin Brannan. In his Response to Motion to Expedite, in the action brought against the Town and Mike Jewitt by Candidate John Prutch, Brannan has already adjudicated the issue:

“Challenges concerning alleged procedural violations of the election  process must be brought prior to the actual election. Sherman v. City of Tempe, 202Ariz. 339, 342, ¶ 9, 45 P.3d 336, 339 (2002); citing Tilson v. Mofford, 153 Ariz. 468, 470, 737 P.2d 1367, 1369 (1987) (holding that “[p]rocedures leading up to an election cannot be questioned after the people have voted, but … must be challenged before the election is held”)(citing Kerby v. Griffin, 48Ariz. 434, 444-46, 62 P.2d 1131, 1135-36 (1936)).”

 
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Town Council Meeting May 8

10 May

 

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A High School In Quartzsite?

08 May

A last minute addendum to the agenda for the Quartzsite Town Council meeting to be held today at 9:00 am calls for exploring the establishment of a public high school campus here in town.

[The NOTICE of this late change to the agenda is not available online at the time of this report. The required public notice is another of the Town's many public postings in recent history which is not in accordance with Arizona Open Meeting Laws.]

 
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What They Are Saying About Quartzsite Election

03 May

The Parker Pioneer has published an EDITORIAL regarding the Quartzsite election debacle. Since the Pioneer wrote this, candidate John Prutch has stepped up and demanded that his lawsuit brought against the Town of Quartzsite and its Town Council, Terry Frausto as Clerk, and Mike Jewitt be heard in the Arizona Court of Appeals. There are serious questions to be answered as to the actions of the Town leadership as they have affected the rights of the voters.

 
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Scandal At Scholars Academy

26 Apr

Channel 3 AZ Family sent a reporter to Quartzsite today. Learn why two jobs were lost at a meeting last night.

Report by TV 3 AZ Family

 

 
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Wednesday’s Town Hall Style Meeting

19 Apr

Town Hall Style Meeting, April 18, 2012

 

 

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Town Goes To Court – Monday Morning

15 Apr

A court action has been brought to contest the election of council members. Last week’s court hearing in Phoenix resulted in a change in venue. That is, the hearing is reset for 8:30 am Monday April 16 in the Superior Court in Parker at 1316  Kofa Avenue. This is another chance to join your neighbors to observe the proceedings from the public seats. Your tax dollars  are paying for most of the cost of this contest. The action brought by candidate for Town Council John Prutch will likely be decided quickly to preserve the integrity of the election. At issue is having Mr. Prutch placed onthe ballot for the May 15 general election in a timely manner. Grave concerns exist as to the handling of the entire election process by the Town of  Quartzsite leadership.

The suit is brought against: The Town and the Town Council, as well as Terry Frausto, and Mike Jewitt.

 
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Special Meeting – Election Results

30 Mar

Quartzsite Town Council Special Meeting March 30 2012 at  2pm

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Video Today’s Council Meeting

27 Mar

Canvass the Primary Election of March 13…

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Court Computer Quashed

01 Mar
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The FBI is investigating Quartzsite leadership regarding
corruption in the entire system.

Now today, the Quartzsite Magistrate Court clerk reports that the computer hard disk drive “burned”. Technicians are trying to restore the data from the hard disk drive. Surprisingly, there is said to be no backup copy of the data.

Meanwhile, the judge is away all this week at a judges’ conference. Since Tuesday, at least one defendant was told he cannot see his own court file until the Judge returns on Tuesday March 6.

 
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Town Hall Style Meeting

16 Feb

February 15 2012:

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It’s About Your Town, Quartzsite Voters

16 Feb

Please don’t miss this eye-opening story that has caught the attention of the state of Arizona:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/01/23/20120123quartzsite-feud-spills-into-court-internet.html

Editor: Vote! Voters will soon decide if stories like this will continue to appear. Voters will pay for the resulting lawsuits as well. Read the story just below. The Town Manager reports that the budget for legal expenses is already used.

 
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Renting Out Town’s Heavy Equipment – To Mayor Wannabe Lukkasson!

14 Feb

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HIGHLIGHTS February 14 2012 Council Meeting

2:45

  Taft explains a weekend equipment disappearance of taxpayer owned equipment for use on private property.  The backhoe was apparently used to make repairs to the Eatery property. Eatery employee Jerry Lukkasson is a candidate for mayor, but does not currently hold any office. He was invoiced for the equipment use, not the restaurant, per Taft. Taft does not deny that the Town is competing with private enterprise, just charging more for it.

5:55

 The Town’s budget for legal expenses is bust. Current Quartzsite Town Manager Taft glosses over the heavy legal expenses incurred for the town mismanagement:“Our legal department budget has currently expensed up to 97 percent of its budget. As a result of legal actions taken and defended by the Town of Quartzsite.  Thus far, no judgements have been set or paid by the Town.  So the expense of legal fees have been proactively effected. “ Taft will surely be asked what she meant by “proactively”.

35:20

 I.G.A. Election. [Note that the Town apparently is already well committed to this election. Procedures have already been underway for weeks.  The County has already held training sessions for poll clerks and printed ballots and planned the election, prior to this late agreement.]

36:30

 Tourism Zone denied
 
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Sign Wars On Main Street

01 Feb
Election Signs Behind

Ed Foster has filed a    COMPLAINT    with the Town of Quartzsite alleging election law violation by opposing candidate Jerry Lukkasson. It is about signs on Main Street. Supporters of Foster for mayor in the March 13 Primary Election have properly placed signs in the public right of way at various prominent locations. The signs are the typical lightweight temporary signs which pop up for any election. One chosen location is directly in front of a restaurant where Lukkasson works. Foster claims that the restaurant then positioned illegal commercial signs closely and right in front of the campaign signs. The portable signs promote the café. They are movable at will, tall, and typically taken in at night. With the commercial signs in place, passing traffic cannot see the campaign signs, say several witnesses. Photos support those claims.

The circumstances may describe a crime. Foster’s complaint is supported by Arizona Revised Statute 16-1019A.  Political signs; printed materials; tampering; classification

  1. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly remove, alter, deface or    cover   any political sign of any candidate for public office …

Additionally, Foster claims that the signs for the restaurant appear to violate a Town ordinance prohibiting commercial signs in the public right of way. Today, 3 police vehicles were in the parking lot of the restaurant for a lengthy period. Current Chief Gilbert, Sgt. Garcia, and another officer were probably inside. They apparently took no notice or interest in any violation just outside the building, where a photographer was busy near the signs. No citation or arrest is known to have occurred.

Elections Signs Revealed

 

 
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