ACC Commissioner Brenda Burns Sedona AZ (February 28, 2013) – “We are witnessing a classic example of complete regulatory failure. The only real question left is: Was this failure planned from the start and, if so, who got paid to ensure the failure?” writes a concerned Arizonan in a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor and the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), Arizona Governor... 

PHOENIX AZ — (February 28, 2013) – Attending his first Commission meeting this morning, Mitchell Laird has joined the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, filling the seat vacated by Jeffery Fairman, whose term had expired. Laird, a Republican from Maricopa County, was appointed to a five-year term by Governor Jan Brewer. He is a successful business owner and an attorney with more than... 

Sedona AZ (February 27, 2013) – Hot Topics Café, a partnership between Philosophy in the Public Interest and the Compassion Project programs at NAU, will hold an open public discussion about taxes at the Sedona Public Library, 3260 White Bear Road, Sedona, Arizona, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. The program is free and all are welcome. The facilitator for the discussion will... 

Cottonwood AZ (February 27, 2013) – In the last few days, media reports of a Cottonwood burglary generated tips to Yavapai Silent Witness. Follow-up of tip information by Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives resulted in the arrest of three burglary suspects identified as 23-year-old Mitchell Moreno, 18-year-old Charlie Heath, and 18-year-old Gabriel Harman. At the time of the investigation,... 

Native Arizona desert vegetation Sedona AZ (February 26, 2013) – Several important corrections are needed to the February 13 (2013) letter, “USFS Says Native Vegetation Best (https://sedonaeye.com/usfs-says-native-vegetation-best).” The group being referred to in the letter by Heather Provencio is the Weed Abatement Task Force that was formed by the Big Park Regional Coordinating... 

City of Sedona announces its rescheduled CIP public meeting to March 5, 2013 Sedona AZ (February 26, 2013) – The City of Sedona is seeking community input on the proposed Ten-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The City will hold a general public meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. in the Vultee Conference Room at Sedona City Hall. This is an opportunity for citizens to comment... 

Sedona AZ (February 26, 2013) – Today every 30 seconds, a vehicle is stolen in the United States. One of the biggest misconceptions about auto theft is where that theft occurs. More than 33% of all vehicle thefts occur near the car owner’s residence and around 20% of thefts occur in parking lots. You should be vigilant in securing your car especially at or near your home. Luckily there are... 

City of Sedona announces a bid solicitation Sedona Arizona (February 26, 2013) – The City of Sedona, Arizona, sent the SedonaEye.com editor an announcement of a solicitation for bids on February 26, 2013, with a posted date of February 22, 2013. Note the deadline for sealed bids must be received by March 21, 2013, and as indicated:    WWRP Class A+ Reclaimed Water Injection Well No. 1 Posted... 

PRESCOTT AZ (February 25, 2013) – The Prescott National Forest will be offering a Free Use Fuel Wood Permit for the area south of Crown King, Arizona, beginning March 1, 2013. Trees killed by the Lane 2 and Gladiator fires are being felled and stacked along the roadside on Forest Roads 52 and 192. This free permit will allow permittees to gather up to four cords of dead and down fuelwood, which... 

Verde Village fire claims three lives Sedona AZ (February 25, 2013) – Since the initial investigation of the February 23, 2013, structure fire in Verde Village, an additional body has been discovered inside the same mobile home where two bodies were found earlier. Detectives are releasing the names of two of the three victims, 72-year-old Ernest Houck, and his sister, 71-year-old Judy...