AR Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
County Problems Need Citizen AttentionFree Community Cookout Farmington!Weds Oct 7, 6:00-8:00 pm, Farmington City Park
What does the Court majority want to do with your covid money? Big raises for Justices and the county lawyer who’s chair of the WashCo Republican Party, pay off loans for a private subdivision in a Justice’s district, $250,000 to design an enlarged jail, among other questionable things. Then there’s limiting public comment, cutting off JPs who are not in the majority party by shutting down their mics, disinterest in proposals that feed or house people, and reducing budgets for youth court and public defenders without consulting the affected department heads… This Court has a lot to answer for. You don’t want to go into the next election season without knowing the score. Too much is at stake.
The conversations at the first 2 cookouts have been OUTSTANDING. Elkins folks are invited to make their voices heard next Wednesday.
Washington County Quorum Court is making questionable decisions about how to spend your American Rescue Act covid relief money.
This money is intended for direct housing assistance, small business assistance, job creation, infrastructure and education. Do you want this covid relief fund spent on a jail? Is that the most helpful way the county can conceive of spending this resource? Apparently so.
The Quorum Court needs to hear from the people!
The Arkansas Criminal Justice Reform Coalition wants people to have a chance to talk to their JPs (Justices of the Peace) in our county.
Your JP has been invited to attend. Find out what has been happening and what you can do to get REAL help for people of our community.
Please join us for a delicious cookout by Nate Walls of Second Hand Smoke, cooking up pulled pork, chicken, and a vegetarian option. Feed your family and let the Fayetteville county representatives (JPs) know how YOU’D like to have YOUR $23mm rescue money spent.
The story of our Court, celebrated in verse by Deanna Starshine
