J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (June 14, 2011)- In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona Arizona resident J. Rick Normand takes the Sedona City Council and Mayor to task for failing to see the economic handwriting on the wall:  “Dear Mayor and Sedona City Council, Sedona, Arizona has completely and utterly defaulted the world of festival tourism structured as signature experiences to... 

That Home You Bought In 1979 Has Lost 8.5% Of Its Inflation-Adjusted Value by Gus Lubin of Business Insider submitted by J.Rick Normand: Home values have already collapsed to 2003 levels. But an even more grim picture comes when you adjust for inflation. That home you bought in 1979 has lost 8.5% of its inflation-adjusted value. From Chart Of The Day: For some perspective on the all-important US real... 

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Councilor Mark DiNunzio and I are friends. I always enjoy talking and meeting with him and I always respect his opinion. He is a learned man who thinks well. On most issues we agree, however, we went different directions on the SR89A turn-back (to Sedona) issue. I’ve just recently received an email from him asking why I changed my mind from opposition to the the turn-back to support of it. Here... 

ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) both project…”a continued deterioration in the state’s budget outlook for decades to come absent fundamental policy changes that address core imbalances between revenues and spending.” Notwithstanding…tonight, Sedona can finally relieve West Sedona from its seemingly eternal burden... 

        Sedona may end up owning SR89A irrespective of Sedona City Council’s vote. Sedona has virtually no bargaining chips left.           Recently there have been published in Sedona many riveting commentaries regarding the SR89A turn-back to this City. Nevertheless, I’ve seen no discussion of the legal ramifications of A.R.S. §28-7209′s impact on Council’s pending...