Provo Citizens Network

Provo Citizens Network – Our Mission

Who are we?

We are concerned Provo citizens from all walks of life that have come together to prevent a further taking away of citizens’ rights and to help implement better solutions.

Several fundamental beliefs guide our mission:

First, we believe that civility and responsibility are ultimately the products of a civil and responsible people. These are not things that can be legislated. Sadly, many of the laws passed by the city actually destroy personal responsibility, as we turn to the city to solve more and more of our problems.

Second, we believe that property rights are real and are eroding rapidly. Property is the center pin of much of our identity and wealth as individuals or families.

This does not mean that we can or should allow for a culture of “anything goes” with our property. What we do affects our neighbors’ lifestyle and property values. However, many of the current and proposed laws have gone beyond a common sense effort to help people get along and to bring together compatible uses. Instead, the law is being wielded as a weapon to socially engineer neighborhoods and the city. The casualties are homeowners, renters, students, senior citizens and families alike. We seek to defend our rights to property, and to turn back the growing mountain of ill-conceived and agenda-driven legislation.

Finally, we believe that freedom must be actively defended, even in the seemingly unimportant and little issues
of municipal life. Governments, by their very nature, trend toward the abuse of power – both intentional, and more often, unintentional.

Provo Citizens Network is a watchdog organization as well as an organization that gets things done (i.e. we’ve helped get hundreds and hundreds(if not thousands) of people registered to vote over the last 4 city elections in Provo.) We are not afraid to take the hard positions (that people secretly take but are afraid to publicly advocate for fear of “rocking the boat”.) We are here to educate and advocate. We will question, research, probe and persuade.

Come help us make our city a more vibrant and more free place to live!

Why did we come together?

Because of some decisions by the City Planning Commission and the City Council that are less than best. The original proposal by the City Council’s Land Use Committee to reduce the number of singles
in a home from 3 to 2 in all residential zones (except for high density areas) back in October
2002 — that was the original event that brought us together to form this organization. At the end of 2002, Theron Harmon, Chris Jones, Roger Brown, Angela (Colvin) Eschler, Pat Chiu, Laura (Powell), Sue Ream, Genevieve Gribble, and Jeremiah Maughan got together to found the organization as Provo Citizens for Zoning Restraint.  In late spring of 2003 we changed our name to just ProvoCitizens(.net) as we covered other issues such as city budget/taxes, home sizes, parking issues, etc.

Since then not only have we pointed out what’s wrong but we’re suggesting better solutions that will help to make Provo a nicer place to live.

What can you do to help?

• Sign up to receive the latest updates and “action alerts” by email:

  or send a blank email to news-subscribe@provocitizens.net
  We will never share/sell your email address with anybody!
  –Roger L. Brown, Chairman
  
• Learn about the issues such as the current zoning limit of 3 unrelated adults(usually singles) per home.
• Write and call our city council members, the mayor, and the newspapers, and TV stations.
• Sign the Fair Zoning & Fair Parking petitions and help pass them around!
• Educate others about the issues. Example: invite people to “LIKE” our Facebook group!
• Be a good neighbor!