Many of us pay far more attention to national politics while over-looking the activities of our local govt. My winter home of Quartzsite, AZ goes from a population of a few thousand during the summer to hundreds of thousands in the winter. Interesting times in this little dusty desert town.
Jennifer Jade Jones Arrested - June 28 Quartzsite Arizona Council Meeting going Viral Online!
Jennifer "Jade" Jones -- had her elbow injured (hospitalized) during outrageous and mysterious arrest - disorderly conduct - during peaceful statements at public podium during a town council meeting. Jones had the floor. Police chief Jeff Gilbert (positioned at wall) was directly involved. Many in Quartzsite do not understand why this police chief is not under suspension because Arizona State Dept of Public Safety is already investigating him for criminal accusations by officers in his department. Presiding officer of the meeting (Mayor) could not dissuade police from their mission. Many suspect conspiracy between police chief and council members, other than the mayor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPY3BIsVQq8
I'm a resident of Quartzsite, AZ and one of a little over a thousand registered voters. I missed this eventful Quartzsite, AZ city council meeting as I'm in Michigan for the summer. There has been a war of words between many people in Quartzsite including Jennifer and the board over out of control spending. The times I heard Jennifer speak at council meetings she seemed to me to be within the law. A year or so ago we registered voters in Quartzsite voted Ed Foster in as mayor. He, Ed has a very hostile council who voted to trim the mayor's authority after Ed was elected, but before he took office. The council is very hostile to the swap meet vendors who buy yearly city sales licenses and collect the very high Quartzsite sales tax.
I believe in the rule of law, however, I'm not so sure about the Quartzsite city council. Seems like they are a law onto themselves. The city of Quartzsite has been on a spending spree for years and there has long been a question of how legal it was. Mayor Ed Foster is trying to get some control over spending but is bullied by the council. I found the council meeting to be great drama and a reminder that corruption starts at the local level.
If this is not enough, Quartzsite declares a state of emergency, what a bunch of nonsense..
http://nation.foxnews.com/state-emergency/2011/07/13/az-town-declares-state-emergency-police-chief-takes-power-after-viral-video
WTG Quartzsite!
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