"mayor" Huntley waffles on prison issue...

After mayoral candidate Ed Foster photographed Corplan execs being courted by our police chief while the "mayor" and members of the Council tried to sneak out the back door of Town Hall, it seems that Huntley's had a change of heart about the proposed prison that HE placed on the agenda for discussion last month...See:
http://quartzsitearizona.blogspot.com/2010/03/mayor-huntley-prefers-felons-to-snow.html

It seems that "Waffling Wes" has finally realized that it's not a wise campaign strategy to support such a questionable endeavor with his center stage seat hanging by a thread. In another grammatically challenged advertorial published by the Desert Messenger on Wednesday, Huntley proclaimed "there will be no prison in our Town as long as I can be active for you, our honorable citizens."  (As if to imply that there would be one when voters deactivate him on May 18th.) But reform candidates and "dissidents" as the waffler likes to call them occupied virtually all of the seats to voice their concerns and opposition at the "mayor's" special Corplan public meeting.

Then Huntley tried to save face by shifting the blame for the secret March 24th meeting between current leadership and Corplan's James Parkey to the Town mismanager Alext Taft. Sorry Wes, we don't believe you didn't know..

And Wes, I know you're reading, so remember...THE REAL STORY ABOUT CORPLAN WAS PUBLISHED HERE FIRST! So naturally, now Huntley wants to assume all the credit for someone elses efforts, suddenly claiming "boy, there were some red flags all over". Note to readers, ANYTHING Huntley puts on the agenda should throw up red flags all over town!

"mayor " Huntley prefers felons to "snow birds"?

Is this the view that you want from your patio? It very well could be our future because Police Chief Gilbert, "mayor" Huntley, and the sitting Council appear to envision the construction of 500 bed minimum/medium security facility within the Quartzsite Town limits to be a financial quick fix to the ponzi scheme that has prevailed in recent Council history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme

Speaking of ponzi scheme, while the "special" meeting for a discussion only session was just a first step toward replacing seasonal residents with more permanent ones, in typical Quartzsite fashion it was barely posted 24 hours in advance (in accordance with AZ open meetings law).

http://www.azleg.gov/ombudsman/Open%20Meeting%20Law%20101.pdf

Huntley reportedly told those attending that he had talked to representatives from the project last week, but for some mysterious reason the item was NOT placed on Tuesday nights meeting agenda.

Who stands to benefit if the prison is built? Mostly the consortium (yes mayor, it's a big word - have someone look it up for you...) of investors and bond holders under the Corplan umbrella.

Potentially, local real estate mogul Barbara Cowell, (the sitting councilwoman who has been recently recalled) might get a juicy commission from the land transfer. Cowell told Parkey "we were going to annex up to Gold Nugget Rd." in reference to the future BLM land AUCTION.

How much land? "We would like to have 300 acres." was the response from James Parkey , owner of Texas based Corplan. And let's not forget that Corplan threw out a thoretical million dollar bone for improvements to the waste water treatment plant that had Alex Taft and the council salivating so eagerly they probably didn't notice Corplan President James Parkey mention that they were perfectly capable of building their own on site plant as an alternative...

But once again, our current leadership has proven incapable of running a simple internet search...

Why I hate Corplan

http://whyihatecca.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-i-hate-corplan-corrections-today.html

Behind Montana Jail Fiasco: How Private Prison Developers Prey On Desperate Towns http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/behind_hardin_jail_fiasco_private_prison_salesmen_prey_on_desperate_towns.php#more

Banking on private prisons in the fleecing of small-town America

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5578/the_rainmakers

CSC Rap Sheet

http://www.privateci.org/rap_corplan.html

Prison Companies Profit and Public Debt Grows

http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2006/10/tx_jailbait_pri.html

Sparks Fly Over Private vs Public Prisons
http://prisoninitiatives.com/

More on Texas-based prison developer Corplan in Arizona

http://www.texasprisonbidness.org/corplan/more-texas-based-prison-developer-corplan-arizona

Time after time, our current council continues to give good cause for replacing them - they are not competent to manage THE PEOPLE"S MONEY!