In 2025, North Plains Taxpayers Paid $72,000 To Settle A Lawsuit Brought By An Outsider Political Network. Now the Same Political Network Is Back. Let’s look at their mailer landing in North Plains mailboxes: On the front, it promotes a “Candidate Forum for North Plains City Council.” It identifies the event as being sponsored by Strong Towns North Plains. But on the postcard itself, the fine print states: “Postcard paid for by Friends of Smart Growth, PAC ID 23849.” This is

Two candidate forums, two very different approaches. The North Plains Chamber of Commerce candidate forum took an open and inclusive approach. The event was open to the public. The discussion had an impartial moderator: Lauren Bishop, editor of The Times. Every candidate was invited by the Chamber. In fact, the certified postage was shared with TRFNP confirming each candidate was in fact invited. Hoping to hear from every candidate, the Chamber left seats at the dais with na