From KJZZ, written by Wayne Schutsky, dated 10/27 -
3 Arizona municipalities to consider moving forward with Charlie Kirk memorials
Several cities and towns across the Valley will consider requests to officially memorialize conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed by a gunman last month.
Fountain Hills Vice Mayor Allen Skillicorn asked the council to consider building a statue to Kirk at a meeting last week. A similar effort backed by Skillicorn and Town Councilwoman Hannah Larrabee to rename the town’s community center after Kirk failed to gain traction last month, but this time the council agreed to consider Skillicorn’s request.
Mayor Gerry Friedel says the item likely won’t make it onto an agenda until next year due to a backlog of items the council needs to address at upcoming meetings.
The Scottsdale City Council will also discuss whether it wants to look into constructing a Kirk memorial at a meeting next week.
According to the agenda for the Nov. 3 meeting, the Scottsdale council can vote to add the item to an agenda for a future meeting or ask city staff to investigate the proposal further and deliver a report to the council.
The Phoenix City Council will consider a citizen petition at its meeting on Wednesday that asks it to rename a Seventh Street bridge near Chase Field after Kirk. The petition was filed by controversial activist the Rev. Jarrett Maupin.
This article was written before the Phoenix City Council considered, and rejected, Maupin's scheme.
The video of the 10/29 meeting is here. The consideration of the Kirk petition begins at approximately the 45:51 mark of the video recording.
Two takeaways:
1. The proposer of the petition, Republican gadfly Jarrett Maupin, didn't bother to show up and support his petition. Not a good look for the erstwhile candidate for Congress.
2. The council denied the petition on a 7-1 vote. The one supporter? Republican former legislator Jim Waring.
The Scottsdale City Council will consider a memorial to Kirk on Monday, 11/3.
That one may pass without much comment - the proposal itself is limited (emphasis added by me), with them taking no public comments -
The scheme was proposed by Republican former legislator Adam Kwasman (notice a pattern?)
The Fountain Hills Town Council has not put the matter on a posted agenda as yet, but when it is, I expect the measure to pass. The town is a R stronghold.
From Maricopa County Elections -
Let me be clear - I don't wish death on anyone, even someone like Kirk, who trafficked in and profited from hate.
The act of murder diminishes a society.
However, creating publicly-funded memorials and naming public infrastructure after murder victims is something that should be reserved for those who made a positive contribution to society, people whose loss diminishes society.
His spouse and offspring may find their lives are worse off without him; society is not.
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