Vote YES on Recall

FACTS BEHIND THE RECALL

Concerns that led a group of citizens to start the recall

• Brown Water and Utility Rate Increases

• Lack of Proactive Infrastructure Projects to Support Growth

• Sonic the Police Dog Mismanagement

• Lack of Transparency & Communication

• Established Valley Leasing Corp to Bypass Will of Voters

• City Park Master Plan Initiated with Minimal Public Input

• Phase 1 of City Park Project Completed Despite Significant Citizen Concerns

• City Pool Inoperable for 2025-26 due to Delay in Repairs and Lack of Plan

• Hostile Work Environment

• Departure of More Than 14 City Employees during Mayor Grove’s term

• Accounting and Budget Mismanagement

• Unable to Pass State Audit & At Risk of Losing State Funding

• Future Spending Projects for New City Hall Without Citizen Input

• City Insurance Gaps - Valley City at risk of affordable insurance

• City Budget Concerns due to Lack of Transparency and Communication

MEDIA COVERAGE

• KETV: Petition Triggers Recall Election (8/22/25)

• WOWT: Recall Vote Set for Two Officials (8/22/25)
• KMTV: Valley Mayor, Council President Face Recall (8/22/25)
• KMTV: Valley residents divided as mayor faces recall petition, city officials resign (8/14/25)
• WOWT: Paperwork Filed to Recall Valley mayor, Council President (8/13/25)
• Flatwater Free Press: Valley Volatility: Recalls, Facebook posts, Sonic the Dog (7/30/25)
• Flatwater Free Press: Tax dollars pay for private lakes with multimillion-dollar homes (7/30/25)

• KETV: 'It's not personal': Valley residents initiate recall against mayor, council president (7/19/25)

• KMTV: Valley residents face brown water, service disruptions (7/14/25)

• KETV: City of Valley works to address discolored water through ice pigging (6/5/25)

• KETV: Valley residents fed up with discolored water (5/30/25)

• KETV: Valley continues ongoing efforts to address discolored water (5/28/25)

• KMTV: 'We want answers!': Valley neighbors demand a solution to discolored water (5/27/25)

• KETV: Valley addressing discolored water issue with new restrictions (5/27/25)

• WOWT: City of Valley issues water restriction measures amid reports of discoloration (5/27/25)

• WOWT: Valley residents fed up with brown water (5/26/25)

• WOWT: Discoloration in water due to flushing hydrants, Valley officials say (4/4/25)

• KETV: Valley police K-9 Retires, Returns to Original Handler (2/7/25)

• KETV: 'Give him the best life': Valley Moves Forward with K-9 Retirement (1/28/25)

• WOWT: K-9 to Retire with Original Owner After Council Reverses Decision (1/28/25)

• KETV: 'Get him to a safe place': Valley Citizens Urge City to Retire Police K-9 (1/14/25)

• WOWT: City Files Complaint; Trainer Says K-9 Wrongfully Left With Him for Months (12/16/24)

• WOWT: Concerns rise over K-9 care in small Nebraska police force (12/12/24)

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