Open Competition in Mesa City Council Elections? Shelly Allen Has NO RESPONSE To Two Reporter's Questions

One mission in the public sphere of journalism is to provide information to the public on the views and issues of candidates who want votes to get elected in a public campaign to gain office.  
To that end both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic - mainstream media that cover the City of Mesa - published brief profiles of the candidates and one reporter sent a series of questions to every candidate who entered in the current municipal election for City Council in Districts 1, 2, and 3.
The only candidate not replying was Shelly Allen in District 3.
Why? . . . does she have something to hide?

Or is it that she's riding on the tail-winds of the entrenched LDS political machine here in Mesa where incumbents pass power onto a selected member of their religious organization, then immediately endorse and run their election campaign with the same-old claims on heritage organized in LDS wards and stakes to deliver the votes for one-of-their-own in the political machine that's controlled the City of Mesa for years? It's a formula that works in spite of the fact that Mormons represent only about 6% in a population of over 465,000 people here in Mesa, while other demographic groups have been under-represented in holding elected office.
Many are discouraged feeling local elections are rigged.

The majority of Mesa residents are not engaged or active in local government and probably don't even care what's going on in the Mesa City Council thinking they have no influence.
That is so wrong for so many reasons . . . and when Shelly Allen willfully neglects to reply to questions from reporters in a public forum, she no doubt figures she's a member of "the establishment" where the election outcome is all but guaranteed . . .
No need to answer questions from reporters. She's got it made - free ride on the political machine!

Map of District 3

Terrorist Attacks? or Psycho Ward Out There? Public Safety + Security

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Published on Aug 12, 2016

Views: 395

"If the govt is serious about safety and security, they should be about mental health too!" says Jonathan Pie as he talks tough about mental health cuts.

FestiNord: Mormon Mating Game in Sweden

Mormons On A Mission: Find True Love
Looks like a lotta boys dancing with boys and a lotta girls dancing' with girls .... reminds me of middle school school dances a long long time ago - arrested adolescent development?
...and the first thing u think about when you meet someone is "Will we get married???"

Published on Aug 10, 2016
Views: 2,378

Each summer, young Mormons gather in Scandinavia with the hopes of finding true love at Festinord, a five-day conference that is equal parts devotional and singles mixer. Photo: Erin Brown/The Wall Street Journal
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Here's two comments from the YouTube video page:
This is nothing compared to the very awkward Conventions the German speaking countrys have. Scandinavians are much more laid back and this piece doesn't really do them any justice. Dark dancing rooms, dance music... In Utah they would kick you out just for suggesting a more modern style of music, let alone

Somewhere on Glaxor-VII, Joseph Smith is looking down and thinking: why didn't I include Def Jam's How to Be a Player as a Book of Mormon addendum?

What's Next Mesa?

A mirror upside-down topsy-turvy four years more or what?

Flashback: What the Mesa City Council Looked Like in 2013

Clockwise from left: Mesa Mayor Scott Smith; Councilmember Dennis Kavanaugh; Vice Mayor Alex Finter; Councilmember Dave Richins; Councilmember Christopher Glover; Councilmember Scott Somers; Councilmember Dina Higgins.- from The Arizona Republic in an article here from the archives By Gary Nelson Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:40 PM
Upper row Councilmembers, all incumbents are leaving
Lower row Councilmembers are gone, except for District 4 Chris Glover who looks quite different after just three years in public office

Feeling Safer? Crime Rates for Mesa, AZ

Crimes Per Square Mile
Mesa, AZ
Population 464,704

Map of Crime rates by neighborhood

Color coding: more intense blue is safest

National Median 32.8 Mesa 110

Mesa Annual Crimes

VIOLENT	PROPERTY	TOTAL
2,119	12,940	15,059

Safest Mesa Neighborhoods

1	Keats Crossing / Legante Paseo
2	N Gilbert Rd / E Kael St
3	E Mckellips Rd / N Greenfield Rd
4	S Meridian Rd / E Baseline Rd
5	E Mcdowell Rd / N 79th St
6	Leisure World
7	E Mcdowell Rd / N Greenfield Rd
8	E Mcdowell Rd / N Hawes Rd
9	E Olla Ave / Santa Rita St
10	E Eagle Crest Dr / N Red Mou

Popular neighborhoods in Mesa

• City Center
• Mesa Patios
• Hawaiian Village Mobile Home Park
• Woodcreek
• Dobson Ranch
• East Mesa
• Amberwood
• Suntrails
• Leisure World
• Parkview Mesa

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/az/mesa/crime/

City of Mesa: Know Your H20?? Industrial Contamination Clean-Up?

Researchers find unsafe levels of industrial chemicals in drinking water of 6 million Americans

By Brady Dennis

August 9, 2016
As part of the study, which was published Tuesday in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, the researchers examined concentrations of six types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water supplies around the country. The data came from more than 36,000 samples collected by the Environmental Protection Agency between 2013 and 2015.

They also looked at sites where the chemicals are commonly found — industrial plants that use them in manufacturing, military bases and civilian airports where fire-fighting foam is used and wastewater treatment plants.
Source: The Washington Post

The City of Mesa does put out information on water testing results for drinking water supplied to residents by city-owned infrastructure and water treatment plants. There are, however, other sites that have been contaminated by industrial uses whose data you won't find in city releases. Look at the above for identified concentrations of unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that are in use or were used and/or disposed of . .
published a short survey - enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to a downtown Mesa restaurant! The survey will remain open till September 1, 2016.
Want to know more?
Contact: Kathy Macdonald, 480-644-4364, kathy.macdonald@mesaaz.gov