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Recall effort vs. Pinal County supervisor Bryan Martyn starts

28 comments by Lindsey Collom - Aug. 15, 2010 09:29 PM

The Arizona Republic

A recall effort is under way for Pinal County Supervisor Bryan Martyn on the premise that he hasn't made good on his campaign promises and is forcing his will on the people he represents.
Apache Junction resident Kenneth Baker recently filed paperwork with the county and says petitions are being circulated to collect voter signatures.

Baker contends that Martyn, the first Republican elected to Pinal County's governing board, has ignored his campaign promises and "consistently made decisions and proposed schemes which were contrary to the wishes of the people he was elected to represent," according to the petition
application.

He cited as examples Martyn's push last summer to rename an unincorporated Pinal community near Queen Creek and his failure to "root out corruption in a county that is arguably the most corrupt in the country."


The renaming effort was somewhat successful: The previously unnamed community is now routinely called San Tan Valley. What wasn't successful was Martyn's effort to help set up a referendum on San Tan Valley's incorporation. That effort fizzled when Florence's Town Council voted against the proposal.
Baker said his breaking point was Martyn's approval of a $33.5 million bond issue that included a refinancing to reduce county debt and money to build administrative and medical offices.

"I said, 'Bryan, do you know what will happen if you vote for this thing? If you vote for this thing, I am going to pull a recall petition on you,' " Baker said in an interview with The Republic. "Not only did he vote for it, but he brought it up for a vote. I had no choice, and here we are."

Baker needs 10,562 signatures - 25 percent of votes cast in the last District 2 race - before a Nov. 19 deadline. The earliest a recall could get on the ballot is March if the process moves "unusually fast," said Steve Kizer, county elections director.

Kizer said a recall election would most likely be held in May if enough valid signatures are collected.
In a statement to the media, Martyn said the process of "initiating a recall is a grave matter" but that he supports Baker's right to pursue it.

"As a person who has been outspoken regarding the rights of citizens, I support all democratic processes, including this one," Martyn, of Gold Canyon, said.

The recall effort reflects at least some public dissatisfaction with some of Martyn's activities since his election in 2008.

Apache Junction officials took a stand against incorporating San Tan Valley and complained that Martyn concentrated on certain areas of his district at the expense of others.

The sentiment has been echoed on public message boards and by other Pinal County officials.
Martyn said he has been a strong proponent of San Tan Valley's incorporation because a community of its size - about 80,000 people - should have local control instead of being overseen by the county.
As for the $33.5 million bond vote, he said refinancing helped the county save nearly $500,000 in the long run.

"Public service, holding public office, has rewards and challenges," Martyn said. "My guiding principles have always been to do what is right over what is expedient or easy."

babeusister
Aug-16 @ 7:31 AM 

Bryan, when I was visitng in AZ, I was sitting in my dad's living room with him,Paul, and Shaun. The main conversation piece was you. How to get Bryan Martyn to run for the Pinal County Supervisor position, make a named change to the place, something like San Tan Valley and make it incorpororated. And of course open that hospital that was just sitting their. All, so it would allocate more money to Paul's job as Sheriff and he could make his Sheriff job a 5 year position instead of 4. They were saying you were very hesistate because of your lack of experience, your pay cut and you just didn't thing you could do that type of job. But, the Babeu brothers were working on convincing you, because there was also in the works, a job for Shaun, maybe as a town manager or what ever high position was available. They need to convince you, and they were brainstorming on ways to do it. They did not care about your good values, or what kind of job you could do for the community, it was all about the Babeu brother's need to get ahead for themselves. Sorry to tell you Bryan, you were just being used. Yes, your income was much less, and you could have still made the payments on your house, but Paul taught you, since he is the expert, it is better to foreclose and save your money, because he still needs you. Time away from your family, who cares, Paul does not know what that is about, he has no kids and a wife, only many lovers. He can get those anywhere. Haven't you seen his six pack and his nice tattoo. Your guiding principles may have been to do what is right. But you are not being guided by your principles, tell everyone the truth Bryan, you are being guided by Paul Babeu principles. It is so obvious. If you do not see it. Ask yourself, who came up with the idea to run for the job you have now. Was it you Bryan?

So Bryan,
To finish the story, since you started to go down hill, once you were in and you failed at incorporation, Shaun and Paul decided to switch gears and have Shaun run for JP, even though conflict of interest. Paul in the media all the time, instead of doing the Sheriff job or national guard job. He don't care about you anymore. He will be on to big things. He thinks? Once the closet door opens and all his skeltons come out, because the bigger you get the wider that door opens. Bryan get out while you can, he already lost you and your family tons of money. Praying will not help you. Doing the right thing by your wife and children will, not the right thing for Paul Babeu. Have some honor Bryan for your family.

I4thstreet
Aug-16 @ 8:46 AM 

Kenneth Baker must have missed his fifth grade civics lessons. Using the recall because he is unhappy with the votes of an elected official is an insult to the people of Pinal county and an embarrassment to his own intelligence. Kenneth doesn't seem to understand that, unless he can show that Mr. Martyn acted illegally, he has no reason to try this recall. He is costing the residents of Pinal county untold thousands of tax dollars, simply because he is disenchanted. Does it ever occur to him that other people may have agreed wholeheartedly with Mr. Martyn? Does it ever occur to him that his opinions may be faulty? If he thinks that any poltician that reneges on campaign promises should be thrown out of office, let him start at the top in Washington. With Mr.Baker's type of thinking, it is doubtful that we would ever have had a president, a governor, a mayor or any elected official. (I am not a resident of Pinal county and will not be effected in any way this action; I am making a comment from the standpoint of an outside observer)