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ADOT Contractor Debris Is Litter

Dear Mr. Halikowski (ADOT),  As you know, it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the barrel.  ADOT Highway 89A reflectors While cleaning the Folksville USA one-mile section of Highway 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona (MP-356 to 357) today, I noticed the new reflectors that were recently installed.  I also noticed that the old reflectors were thrown in the grass and many ended up in the asphalt... 

Challenging Debt Limit a Terrorist Act

Sedona AZ (June 10, 2012) – In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a Prescott Arizona resident equates challenging the debt limit to a terrorist act:  Last year the Congressional Republicans used the nation’s debt ceiling vote to force a series of spending cuts. This hostage scenario led to the nation’s first ever credit downgrade and the Standard & Poor’s agency repeatedly cited... 

Mammoth Library Wins Science Foundation Grant

Mammoth AZ Public Library courtyard FLORENCE AZ (June 9, 2012)  – The Mammoth Public Library is one of 20 smaller, rural libraries that succeeded in winning a National Science Foundation grant of $2,500. The library will become a pilot site for a program called “Pushing the Limits: Making Sense of Science,” a four-part reading, viewing and discussion series for adults, according to a press... 

SFD June 6 Budget and Special Business Meeting Minutes

Sedona AZ (June 8, 2012) – The SedonaEye.com publishes minutes as received from the Sedona Fire District Board meetings without editorial comment: Sedona Fire District 2860 Southwest Drive, Sedona, Arizona 86336 – Telephone (928) 282-6800 FAX (928) 282-6857 NOTICE AND AGENDA OF SFD PUBLIC BUDGET AND SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING Station # 1 – 2860 Southwest Drive – West Sedona – Multipurpose... 

Embry-Riddle UAV Program Faces County Scrutiny

Prescott AZ (June 8, 2012) – Responding to public comments made at recent meetings of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Board Chairman Thomas Thurman has released a statement regarding the status of proposals by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University regarding the establishment of programs to train students in the function and operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.  “Statements made during... 

Democrats of Red Rocks Open Sedona Campaign Office

DORR Sedona Headquarters, 65 Coffeepot Drive, Sedona AZ 86336 Sedona AZ (June 8, 2012) – Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) invite the public to celebrate the opening of its new west Sedona campaign office located in the Fox Building, 65 Coffee Pot Drive. The Saturday grand opening is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with free hotdogs and an opportunity to meet Democrats running... 

Solar Powers German Nation

Commissioner Paul Newman Dear SedonaEye.com, Two of the state’s most prominent elected officials were on the road this past week, working to bring economic development opportunities to Arizona. Governor Jan Brewer traveled to Europe and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was in Washington, D.C.. It was a bi-partisan mission – outreach, contact, dialogue and, hopefully, results that will bring diversification,... 

National Get Outdoors Day

PRESCOTT AZ (June 7, 2012) – In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, June 9, 2012, the U.S. Forest Service will waive day-use fees associated with recreation sites on the Prescott National Forest. This fee free day will be offered in cooperation with other agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and... 

Annual Hemp History Week

This is a historic week and we need your Senators to support Senator Wyden’s hemp farming amendment to S.3240, the Farm Bill, which will allow farmers in the U.S. to once again have the opportunity to grow industrial hemp. Our goal is to have 5,000 submitted letters by the end of Hemp History Week, June 4-10, 2012. The message that you will send to them is specifically written to educate their... 

Emergency 911 System Activated

Sedona AZ (June 7, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office now utilizes DeltAlert® as its Emergency Notification System (ENS). The system can notify hundreds of residential and business contacts within minutes when the need arises for emergency alerts or time-sensitive public safety issues. This new system completely replaces the system used previously by YCSO as it is much more user... 
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