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The Arizona Daily Star and the Oro Valley Recall Web Site both report that Oro Valley Recall has ended its effort to recall Council Persons Hornat and Snider.
According to the article in the Daily Star, Mary Snider is quoted as stating that "...the recall effort resulted in an overwhelming amount of support from residents for the council." Absent a vote tally, we're not sure how Mary figured that out. We do know, however, that some attempts by the Recall group to obtain signatures at the Oro Valley library met with vocal disruption by a few people. This was an orchestrated activity to keep people from signing the recall petition. It got so bad that the Recall group stopped posting locations where people could sign the petition, lest these disruptions continue.
The end of this recall effort is neither a victory for current council members nor a defeat for those who may oppose them. It is simply what it is: A recall ended because of questions about the recall process. As explained by Oro Valley Recall in their press release: "It was agreed [that] we would not submit petitions that may not withstand the stringent requirements of Pima County and the recent changes to the petition requirements instituted by the Secretary of State. A legal challenge at the expense of the taxpayers was not the path OroValleyRecall.com chose to travel."
Oro Valley Recall did accomplish one important thing; that is, the reconsideration of the Council's decision to no longer financially support the Cayote Run Service. It was only after Oro Valley Recall announced its intent to recall members Hornat and Snider that the Council reconsidered this decision to eliminate support of Cayote Run. For this reason alone, the recall effort was successful.
In a just a few months, Oro Valley voters will elect three Council Members. This election is very important for the future or Oro Valley, as it could provide some balance to a Council so heavily influenced by "Special Interests". It is to this election that we all should turn our attention.
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