A Citizen Initiative for Affordable Utilities Bites The Dust
CLARITY from Mesa City Manager Chris Brady? The issue of Affordable Utilities (and whether citizens have the authority to approve any increases in fees/use charges) championed by District 2 Council member Jeremy Whittaker to gather signatures on a petition ballot for the General Election- has been hijacked by actions of the Mesa City Council taken on Monday. We didn't see this
Last Thursday Brady promised "an abundance of clarity" ... can you see that awkward struggle? Or should we move on after more than15 years?
Why clarity is so important?
Being clear about what you think and what you do is a critical step in taking responsibility for your current actions. Clarity allows you the freedom to design better possibilities for future action that will get you to where you or your organization wants to go.
Every effort at moving forward must start with clarity
IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH AFTER 15 YEARS IN-OFFICE FOR THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER? Please take the time to decide for yourself . . . it will only take less than 20 minutes from start-to-finish when you can watch and listen to last Thursday's Mesa City Council Study Session. It was an 'unusual' public meeting to say the least, especially on the one issue of Item 7-a about UTILITIES _________________________________________________________________________
4 days ago - Mayor John Giles and Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, a potential ... City Charter initiative, dubbed Yes on Affordable Utilities, which Giles has ...
Feb 10, 2020 - City Councilman Jeremy Whittaker is leading a citizen initiative to change ... His “Vote Yes on Affordable Utilities" initiative would amend the city ...
"Proud to announce our website is complete and we have started a new initiative to modify the City of Mesa charter. It’s called “Yes on Affordable Utilities”.
This will push to preserve our utilities by making sure adequate investments are made into their financial sustainability.
“Yes on Affordable Utilities” is a community-driven effort to reduce your City of Mesa utility rates, this includes your water, wastewater, sewer, trash, and electric.
Today for every $100 you spend on these Mesa utilities $32 is skimmed off the top to balance the budget and pay for unrelated expenses like a subsidized private airport, golf course, professional sports complexes, and ASU campuses. This has led to uncontrollable water costs and utility rates in Mesa.
IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH AFTER 15 YEARS IN-OFFICE FOR THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER? 
IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH AFTER 15 YEARS IN-OFFICE FOR THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER? 
