"Thomas Jefferson said a democracy is dependent on an informed citizenry. I don't care whether it sounds corny or not. It's the truth." -Jim Lehrer
Carefree Truth
Issue #1131, July 21, 2026
Thank you to all of the Carefree Primary Election Candidates
Carefree Unity wishes to express our deep and sincere appreciation to all of the eight candidates who entered into the Carefree Primary election seeking to have registered Carefree voters elect them to the position of Carefree Mayor or Carefree Town Council Member.
Vying for the Carefree Mayor position were the incumbent Mayor, John Crane, and past Town Council member and Vice Mayor, Melissa Price. Six candidates, incumbent Sheila Amaroso, as well as Peter Gladkin, Les Hardie, George Nelson, Sharon P. Smith, and Ted Taylor, all threw their hats in the ring for the three open Town Council seats. Each of them made a concerted effort to secure the position they sought, fully recognizing the underlying responsibilities that each such position entailed.
Thank you to all eight of them for offering their time, experience, analytical skills, and perceptions of the wants and needs of all Carefree residents to help maintain and improve the quality of life for all of us. We believe that serving in a meaningful Town Government position is one of the primary methods to “give back” to the community, and that all of us should express our heartfelt thank you to every one of them.
But only four of these candidates will actually win the position for which they are campaigning. The results of the Primary Election will bring a whole new dynamic into play. The completion of this Election will bring to the forefront the reality that working together cooperatively and constructively can produce better results for all of us than stagnation resulting from blind and bitter opposition from the losing candidates and their supporters. The completion of this Election will be the time when all of us, the elected candidates, Carefree residents, as well as the candidates not elected, should band together in support of the Mayor and Town Council members that the majority of us elected. The challenge before us should then become “How can each of us help them make the best decisions for the future of Carefree residents?”
Carefree Unity will do its best to continue to investigate the facts about the challenges before us and publish our findings. We urge you to consider these facts and help our elected Officials make the decisions of greatest benefit to Carefree residents.
Carefree Unity
Prepared by Carefree Truth
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Carefree Unity wishes to express our deep and sincere appreciation to all of the eight candidates who entered into the Carefree Primary election seeking to have registered Carefree voters elect them to the position of Carefree Mayor or Carefree Town Council Member.
Vying for the Carefree Mayor position were the incumbent Mayor, John Crane, and past Town Council member and Vice Mayor, Melissa Price. Six candidates, incumbent Sheila Amaroso, as well as Peter Gladkin, Les Hardie, George Nelson, Sharon P. Smith, and Ted Taylor, all threw their hats in the ring for the three open Town Council seats. Each of them made a concerted effort to secure the position they sought, fully recognizing the underlying responsibilities that each such position entailed.
Thank you to all eight of them for offering their time, experience, analytical skills, and perceptions of the wants and needs of all Carefree residents to help maintain and improve the quality of life for all of us. We believe that serving in a meaningful Town Government position is one of the primary methods to “give back” to the community, and that all of us should express our heartfelt thank you to every one of them.
But only four of these candidates will actually win the position for which they are campaigning. The results of the Primary Election will bring a whole new dynamic into play. The completion of this Election will bring to the forefront the reality that working together cooperatively and constructively can produce better results for all of us than stagnation resulting from blind and bitter opposition from the losing candidates and their supporters. The completion of this Election will be the time when all of us, the elected candidates, Carefree residents, as well as the candidates not elected, should band together in support of the Mayor and Town Council members that the majority of us elected. The challenge before us should then become “How can each of us help them make the best decisions for the future of Carefree residents?”
Carefree Unity will do its best to continue to investigate the facts about the challenges before us and publish our findings. We urge you to consider these facts and help our elected Officials make the decisions of greatest benefit to Carefree residents.
Carefree Unity
Prepared by Carefree Truth
Copyrighted
Visit our website at www.carefreetruth2.com If you know anyone who would like to be added to the Carefree Truth email list, please have them contact me. Feel free to share Carefree Truth with others on your list. Please support our Carefree merchants.