Verbal assaults at council meeting

Several weeks ago, during a council meeting, Cave Creek resident George Ross addressed the mayor and council with a prepared statement. Mr. Ross’s statement was a violent verbal assault, read into the public record.

The object of his violent attack was two ladies that have done the unthinkable ... not going along in lockstep with the current regime at town hall in acquiring land and water. God forbid, in the United States of America, anyone should ask questions, provoke thought, and stand up for something different. In the town of Cave Creek, if you dare, you will be assaulted by a former U.S. Marine while the mayor and entire council sit passively by.

I was not in attendance at the meeting. I became aware of the assault through e‑mails and phone calls that followed. Iwas outraged by those present and their lack of humanity. It’s no surprise to me that the men on council sat idly by. But how could the two council women and a Buddhist mayor witness such violence and  not move to stop?

The next wave of assaults was forthcoming. One of the candidates running for council, Bob Miller, and one running for mayor, Kimberly Versage, are asking the tough financial accountability questions of council. Their signs are coming up missing. They are enduring insults in person and in the press. Reporting this to the sheriff and council has brought no result.

Those of us that have been there, done that, are in awe of their courage to step forward on behalf of all of us and endure such assaults in an effort to protect all of us. They both deserve your thanks, attention, support and votes.

I know firsthand, as many of the readers do, that politics is a soulless and heartless wasteland ... I never imagined how horrifyingly violent it had become in Cave Creek with the present mayor and council. You can make a difference and move us toward positive change. Stand up on your own way and demand accountability.

Shea Stanfield
Former Cave Creek Councilwoman