Every year our lobbyist, Jack Lunsford, would come before the Town Council with a list of prospective bills; they were divided into “approve” and “disapprove.” Council would almost always go with Mr. Lunsford’s recommendations.

He would make statements every year on how the state legislatures were trying to take away the powers of our town. One example of his great work (not a legislative item) was that the FAA had determined that flight paths should go directly over Fountain Hills. This action would have devastated our town. Mr. Lunsford, working with members of Fountain Hills, was able to forestall this change.

He stopped zoning regulations that would have allowed for almost anything to be built on any parcel of land.

Our lobbyist, over the years, has saved us many hundreds of thousands of dollars. If some members of council even dream they could do half as well, they should apologize over and over again. Jack and the town council would work together to defeat onerous legislation, he sometimes worked with coalitions to this effort.

Access outside the box is one of the many talents that Jack has, and what

some members of the Town Council lack.