Editor: Just wanted to speak for the folks of Payson about this win-win brush pile at the rodeo grounds. The big heavy storm hit trees that were stressed for most of the past year and we discovered the branches couldnât bend any more ... they simply broke. Weâve had a number of storms this big since â79, the year we moved to Payson, but never has there been as much damage as this storm. Our trees were brittle. As my wife and I hauled a load to the county landfill prior to the opening our pop-up pit, I mentioned that we need to call the mayor and the Town of Payson and see if they might consider having a burn pile at the event center. I forgot to call. But somebody read my mind and did even better.