Sedona AZ (October 26, 2011) – As a councilor I receive e-mails from the public on a variety of topics affecting our lives in Sedona. Email is a good way to know what’s on peoples’ minds and responses to e-mails and this City Talk column are excellent ways to provide information to the public. Recently several e-mails have erroneously described the city’s financial status as... 

Dear Editor: The Yellow Jackets (Voice of Choice) have left out many important facts, and Councilors Litrell and Hamilton have consistently refused to tell the public the full truth about the ramifications to the residents of Sedona of taking on ownership of Hwy 89A. Fortunately, Mayor Rob Adams has forthrightly and plainly shared with the residents that he opposes ownership of Hwy 89a for one simple... 

What does the SR 89A Transfer mean to you? On February 22, 2011, the City Council voted to approve the ADOT transfer of SR 89A in exchange for a $15.5 million package of $10.6 million in cash and $4.9 million in projects including road paving, bicycle lane striping, and a signalized intersection at Andante Drive. Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell     What does this mean to us financially in... 

Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell Sedona AZ–I voted in favor of the route transfer of 89A in West Sedona after 4 years of involvement  with the issue of 89A safety and ADOT’s proposed solution of continuous roadway lighting. It was one of the issues that motivated me to run for City Council. When ADOT proposed 76 lights in June 2007, the community was aghast at the idea of continuous roadway... 

Sedona AZ (January 11, 2011) – In an open letter to the Sedona City Council, Eddie S. Maddock as a Sedona City resident writes:   Have you made a firm decision to conduct a professional poll, via telephone, regarding the proposed ADOT turn-back of SR W89A? If so, will the phone calls be made at random or will an attempt be made to reach incorporated Sedona’s entire population? If...