By Ken Hedler
The Daily Courier
The eight, all-male candidates for Prescott Town Council and mayor expressed their visions for the community and aired views on economic development, water and other issues during a two-hour forum Wednesday.
Only one candidate, Louie Lizza, a retired New York City police officer who is trying to unseat two-term Mayor Harvey S koog, spoke highly critical of the council.
Lizza, who formerly served two years on the homeowners association board at the StoneRidge subdivision, criticized what he perceived as favorable treatment to developers by authorizing the issuance of bonds to finance community facilities districts in StoneRidge and other subdivisions.
He also characterized as “sweetheart deals” development agreements with the Fain Signature Group in which the town has kicked back portions of sales tax proceeds to enable Fain to pay for infrastructure and pay off the bond for financing Tim’s Toyota Center.
