Sedona Arizona SR 89A Construction Update Sedona AZ (October 11, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is currently testing the new roadway lighting fixtures along State Route 89A in Sedona, requiring the lights to be on continuously 24-hours per day. It is unclear how long the testing will take. ADOT is also completing the timing of the new traffic signal at Andante Road. The signal... 

Sedona AZ (March 26, 2012) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com Editor, Maia Kinkaid, writes the following: Dear Sedona Eye Editor, Since 2006 the Arizona Department of Transportation has waged war on Sedona insisting the installation of continuous roadway lighting regardless of all studies, even its own indicating that CRL’s are not a viable road treatment for 89A, and despite the fact that... 

Sedona AZ (February 23, 2012) – The City of Sedona and Arizona Department of Transportation controversial lighting  installation and roadway construction will begin Monday, February 27, 2012. Traffic restrictions will be implemented between Dry Creek Road to Airport Road along the City’s 89A west corridor until project completion in summer 2012.  The $4.3 million project will include a... 

Dear Editor, As a new homeowner in West Sedona I’m very concerned about the outcome of the referendum vote on Proposition 410. I chose to move here from Ohio for the stunning scenery, beautiful night skies and vibrant community. I’m surprised that local ownership and control of 89a is such a divisive issue. I’m concerned about the future of a community where the decisions of the duly elected... 

Dear Editor, A requirement of a City Council is to protect the safety of its citizens. For both daytime and nighttime safety issues to be addressed, the City must own West 89A. In November of 2007, after ADOT stated that it would install continuous roadway lighting (CRL) on West 89A, the Sedona City Council approved creation of the 89A Pedestrian Safety Advisory Panel (SP). Its purpose was to study... 

Sedona AZ (July 13, 2011) – The following testimony was presented to the Sedona City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall on July 12, 2011: From: Joe Vernier To: Mayor, Councilors, and City Staff, I would like to share the following about the nighttime pedestrian fatalities that occurred on 89A from 2000 to 2006. This is what I would have expanded on at the June 28th Council... 

Sedona AZ (February 23, 2010) – The Sedona Times newspaper editor, Tommy Acosta, wrote a front page article in its January 2010 print edition about the following. Acosta’s article is readable in full on this website’s Sedona Eye eMag LIVE! newspaper/Home Page (Web Archives): City Council candidate Mike Ward’s comments are below and, in the interest of full public access,... 

Sedona AZ (February 7 2010) – Opinions and Gripes by Hollywood Jim. Hello Folks! They call me Hollywood Jim a.k.a The Gripe Guy. You’ll see why after several columns – but for the moment – everyone’s current gripe seems to be the issue concerning the proposed street lights along the 89A. So I took that gripe to the streets to get a feeling and firsthand account of what...