Important races to know in Northern Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZ Family) — A look at some of the election races Northern Arizonans need to know about in the 2024 general election.

Flagstaff Mayor and City Council

Current Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett is running unopposed.

Three council seats will be up for grabs in November, with six candidates plus two write-in candidates.

Amethyst Deasy is a registered nurse and the wife of former Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy. Accordingly Friends of Flagstaff survey researchHe opposes a rezoning request for a new hospital near Fort Tuthill County Park. He said he wants to prioritize the construction of low-income housing and encourage medium-density housing that fits the character of the city.

Councilwoman Miranda Sweet sits on the council Since 2021 and has lived in Flagstaff for 27 years. He also opposes the new hospital and believes continuity on the council is crucial to solving the big problems facing Flagstaff.

Anthony Garcia runs for council In 2020 but we lost. He said he is the only candidate born and raised in Flagstaff, which brings a local perspective to the issues. Garcia also voted against redistricting, calling it “millionaire sprawl.”

Dennis Givens says he used to run track for NAU and has been helping small businesses for the past decade. He believes rezoning the hospital is a conflict of interest but says Flagstaff needs a state-of-the-art hospital.

David Spence was in the medical field He has been involved in environmental and anti-nuclear weapons activism for 25 years, for 55 years. He said he actively campaigned against the hospital rezoning and called the City Council “tone deaf” in approving it.

Robert Breunig has been in Flagstaff since 2003 and retired as director and CEO of the Museum of Northern Arizona. He was against rezoning the hospital and wanted the city to look at “off-market” development housing solutions.

The two write-in candidates are Steve Puhr. Who is a retired financial analyst? and investment executive and Councilwoman Deborah Harris, Who was elected to the council in 2022? and promises to take a “common sense approach” to solving problems.

Flagpole Proposal 487

Measure sent to citizens by the Flagstaff City Council to continue collecting the City Lodging, Restaurant and Lounge (BBB) Transaction Privilege Tax at the current 2% rate for an additional period beginning April 1, 2029, through June 30, 2043.

Simplified: Continuing the 2% sales tax on lodging (hotel/motel rooms), lounges, and restaurants, primarily targeting tourism spending, and extending it through 2043. The current tax will continue until 2029.

Flagpole Proposal 488

Measure referred to citizens by the Flagstaff City Council to increase the Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) on public transportation from 0.295% to 0.500%, effective July 1, 2025, to use public transportation for these purposes, and expiring on June 30, 2040. continue to collect such Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) for an additional ten (10) year period.

Simplified: Increase sales tax on public transportation from 0.295% to 0.50% starting July 2025. Continue the tax until 2040.

Sedona Proposal 483

Proposal 483 It will change zoning rules for the six-acre Sedona Cultural Park, northwest of state Route 89A and Cultural Park Place, to: allowing night parking for approximately 40 vehicles for people who work in town or go to school in the area.

The party will include facilities such as showers and bathrooms. All applicants must show proof of employment, and families must show proof that their children are enrolled in school.

City Council Approved the Safe Places to Park program In March, by a vote of six to one, sufficient signatures were collected To put it on the ballot in November.

Prescott Proposal 478

Voters in Prescott Special election for Proposition 478.

If approved, the 0.95% transaction privilege tax would go into effect on April 1, 2025, and then decrease to 0.75% on December 31, 2035.

The money raised will go into the city’s general fund to be used for public safety services.

transaction privilege tax often called sales tax; but this one tax on sellers To do business in the government.

Yavapai County Proposition 479

Like elsewhere in Arizona, voters in Yavapai County will be asked about the base spending limit.

Proposition 479 would increase the base spending limit by $7.9 million.

The spending cap is the maximum amount the district can spend each year. It does not increase any county taxes.

If not approved, the limit will be approximately $11.1 million.

Coconino County Proposition 482

Article 482 also deals with: If the base spending limit is exceeded, the limit will increase by 7.7 million dollars.

The current limit is approximately $10.2 million. Voters in 84 of Arizona’s 91 cities and towns increased spending limits.

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