MYTHS vs. FACTS – Maintaining 89A
MYTH: Pundits state that if the City of Sedona takes back Highway 89A in West Sedona the city does not have the capability or budget to maintain and rebuild such a roadway.
FACT: The City of Sedona already maintains over 100 miles of roads, so they do have experience in scheduled maintenance. The “proposed take back” section of 89a is 4.8 miles which would account for about 8% of the budget considering 89a is a 5 lane road. The Sedona City Manager confirmed that this can be managed by the existing budget. NOTE: Pavement maintenance is a separate budget item from street maintenance (cleaning, etc.)
MYTH: The cost per mile of the new SR 179 and the redoing of 89A cost per mile will be the same.
FACT: Patently false. The SR179 project included a NEW ADDED roadbed with bridges, hill cuts, support walls, roundabouts, land acquisitions and new sidewalks. A redo to dirt on 89a (required every 30-35 years) requires none of that.
MYTH: The city does not have the capability or expertise to rebuild a road.
FACT: The City does not rebuild a roadway ANYMORE than ADOT rebuilds a roadway. Both consult engineers, specifications are written, requests for proposals are issued, and a professional contractor is hired. Just like ADOT does it. The city, like ADOT simply manages the contract for compliance.
Our city government and its departments are responsible, professional and competent.
The CITIZENS of Sedona and our ELECTED council should work together to make West Sedona’s corridor a place of beauty, integrated with our local businesses like so many other resort communities. We cannot allow our town to be managed by outsiders.
It is OUR City, OUR Future, and OUR Choice. Vote YES to Measure 410.
Mike Schroeder Sedona, AZ
Mark your calendars to vote in the City of Sedona Special election November 8, 2011
The Truth About City Ownership of Hwy 89A
Misinformation: The City Councils and their support group want you to believe city of Sedona has all of the necessary funding to own Hwy 89A. Furthermore they want you to believe the city of Sedona has done an outstanding job of maintaining our side-roads.
Truth: The City of Sedona already maintains over 100 miles of roads this is true, what is also true is the city has failed to correct deferred maintenance and each time we have a major storm many homes and businesses continue to flood. The city has failed to maintain many of our neighborhoods despite repeated promises to correct safety and welfare issues.
Truth: the City Council has cut funding to the Library, Human Society, ARTS, Schools, Parks, Road Maintenance and every Service Group. Why the cuts? The City Council has stated we do not have the money.
Misinformation: The City of Sedona Has Plenty of Money to Own and Operate Hwy 89A into Perpetuity.
Truth: Patently false. The City of Sedona has not even done its basic homework. Without a design, engineering, and construction cost the City of Sedona has no idea what the cost will be to own and operate Hwy. 89A. The City of Sedona will have to fund Hwy 89A by increasing of fees. The City has already increased Sewer fees, they are about to increase every city development fee. Fact: The only fee not utilized is CITY PROPERTY TAX and FOOD TAX!
Misinformation: The Residents of Sedona WANT to Own Hwy 89A
Truth: The Residents of Sedona came out in record numbers and begged the Council at every meeting and at packed City Council Listening to NOT negotiate with ADOT to own Hwy 89A.
Truth: When the City Council refused to listen to the will of the people. The residents formed a PAC and fought for our right to Vote on Ownership of Hwy 89A.
Vote No on Referendum 410 Vote NO to INCREASED FEES and possible PROPERTY TAX
Vote Yes to Initiative 411
This is our City, Our Vote, And Our Future!
Vote No 410 – Vote Yes 411
Save Sedona Now
Liz Smith
Wow, Liz. still spewing mis- and dis-information, even though you have failed to make yourself known publicly, I see.
How can anyone believe what you say? You have no credibility until you come forth in the public eye.
Goodness Nancy,
Did you not know I am related to some other famous residents in Sedona? You have not forgotten to name just a few… Sue LaRue, Sandford Bach or Jeremiah Perez have you? I hope you remember the causes they helped promote!
Please remember No 410 Yes 411 and Save Sedona Now!
Liz Smith
Thanks for the terrific hint! Gotcha’ Eddie.
Nancy,
As flattered as I am at your accusations that I am Eddie Maddock and Sheri Graham you are still wrong.
I do know and believe you do as well, the many writings of Paula Revere as well as the names I mentioned earlier. All community members that selected pen names to serve their purpose during elections and community issues. Their prolific post, letters and articles kept us all informed over the years of their various opinions.
Again, flattered as all heck at your fishing and unfounded statement that I am Eddie or Sheri.
Liz Smith
Save Sedona Now
Vote No 410 – No to Increased Fees and Property Tax
Vote YES 411 – Yes to Will of the People!
http://www.savesedonanow.wordpress.com
Sorry to disappoint you, Nancy, but I am not presently writing under the pen name of Liz Smith, have never written using that name, and do not intend to do so in the future.
I think it’s quite evident by the number of comments I submit that I’m neither ashamed nor afraid to use my real name which also holds true insofar as expressing my own thoughts and opinions.
Either come up with proof of your allegation or be prepared for a possible legal battle. I do not take your accusation lightly.
Being completely opposed to the empowerment of a slim majority of four council members to make such a monumental decision as encumbering the residents of Sedona, exclusively, with the expense of owning a State Highway, not merely during their hopefully short tenure, but forever, I will vote NO on 410.
Then, to assure that such a thing will never happen again, I will vote YES on Proposition 411.
Eddie S. Maddock, Sedona Resident
. . . which my interpretation means ALL of Sedona and not explicity “West Sedona” as so many advocates of owning a State Highway are clearly identifying themselves.
Eddie, so sorry to offend you by thinking you were/are Liz Smith.
I must add that I oppose empowering the minority of residents who may, or may not, own commercial real estate along W89A who have their own unspoken agendas that does not include installing safety features (to mitigate the 95% of accidents occurring during the day), or designing our city center to be context sensitive with the Uptown and SR 179 corridor and business friendly, or deciding the future of our City where close to 70% of the residents live.
Thank you, Nancy. I accept your apology and respect your “opinion” although, as you are aware, we are not in agreement.