PHOENIX, ARIZONA – On Tuesday, June 24, the Prescott City Council held another meeting to vote on the city’s proposed General Plan. This document contained various sections of woke policy such as Vision Zero, road diet language, and pushes for pricey, unreliable energy. Had it been approved, the City Council would have sent it to the ballot for an upcoming election.
However, the public made their voices heard during multiple meetings, urging the council to vote the plan down. The plan failed to obtain the required supermajority (five votes) for referral to the ballot. Prescott Mayor Phil Goode spoke out in strong opposition to the proposal which, as written, reflects policies that many fear could begin to turn Prescott into Los Angeles or San Francisco. The mayor, along with two other council members, heeded the calls from grassroots residents by voting against the original, problematic General Plan—and when a slightly revised version came up for a vote, it too failed, this time with four voting against and only three in favor.
Mylie Biggs, Associate of Government Affairs for the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, said, “This is a major win for the people of Prescott and the members of the Council that stood firm. Every other city in Arizona should be cautious of the language in their own General Plans and follow Prescott’s lead in rejecting wokeness in their cities.”
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