OPINION — Local elections matter. Slightly more than half of Fountain Hills' eligible voters participated in our recent mayoral and town council election, leaving a small minority to decide the future of our community. A majority of those who did vote elected ROT-backed
Candidates, some aligned with election denial and skepticism about the scientific consensus and urgent, devastating consequences of climate change.
I’d wager that a majority of our community’s good citizens weren’t even aware that one of the council's most negatively impactful decisions this year was to reject the proposed solar carport project at the Community Center — turning down an opportunity to provide precious, blessed shade and generate cost-effective, clean energy. If more citizens did know, would they have voted for more of the same?
