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Residents urge council to advocate for public schools, step up water conservation outreach and investigate package theft
Summary
Two residents spoke during non‑agenda public comment at the March 3 Goodyear City Council meeting: Brian Murphy urged the council to lobby state legislators for stronger support of public schools that attract families to Goodyear; William Edmond called for citywide water‑saving outreach and reported a package theft in his neighborhood.
During the citizen comment portion of the March 3 meeting two residents raised distinct concerns the council said it would note for follow up.
Brian Murphy, a Goodyear resident and past member of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission who identified himself as president of the West Valley Trail Alliance, asked the council to reach out to the Arizona Legislature to support public schools. Murphy said good public schools are a reason families move to Goodyear and cited recent local athletic and academic successes as examples of programs that benefit from local support. He asked the council, as an institution or as individual members, to advocate nonpartisan support for increased state funding for schools and cited Speaker Steve Montenegro by name as the legislature’s speaker.
William Edmond, who identified himself as a resident and a former New York law enforcement officer, urged the council to step up public outreach to promote water conservation and offered examples of everyday behaviors he said waste water. Edmond also reported a package theft from his neighborhood (he said he lives in Circuit 7) and asked how residents should report and address such incidents; he said he planned to speak with the police chief after the meeting. The mayor and other council members noted the city recently held a water work session and said conservation education is a council priority; police follow‑up was offered for the theft report.
Ending: Both comments were recorded for follow up; council members indicated city staff and the police department would coordinate any appropriate outreach or response.
