Comments on: Arizona AG finds city of Sedona and its Sedona Chamber reworked Agreement and clawbacked funds now meets requirements of Constitution

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 16:56:41 +0000

Shouldn’t we be satisfied that the AG office CORRECTED the city and chamber misuse of funds? What’s the purpose of asking for help if it’s not appreciated and implemented with oversight. They will now be on notice. We should thank the people with the guts to call in the AG and respect the AG for it’s findings and fixes. It’s called justice. It’s like the people who feel cheated because Epstein killed himself, WTF, it’s medieval. Epstein paid the ultimate price and you get on TV and moan that you can’t extract another pound of flesh from his hands, lips and nuts because it’s dust, Be effing happy that you killed the MTRFKR and move on. It’s called justice.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:31:52 +0000

council lost my vote last year

By: The Murphs

The Murphs — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:14:29 +0000

Sedona be beautiful inside and outside!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 01:35:25 +0000

Those people don’t have the capacity @real to understand math facts, being told the truth, and they’ll choose to remain indoctrinated by political beliefs. It suits agendas better, you think?

By: Get Real

Get Real — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:38:45 +0000

According to the City’s SEDONA COMMUNITY REPORT SPRING 2018, “FY 2017 city revenues generated by sales & bed taxes . . . .57%, two thirds of which is paid by visitors.”

Two-thirds of 57% is 38%, not 70% or 65%.

The FY 2018 percentages, if we ever get them from the City, will include a City sales tax that went up by one half a cent effective March 1, 2018.

By: The lies keep getting bigger !

The lies keep getting bigger ! — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:27:27 +0000

Now segner says tourists pay 75% plus of the city budget. TOURISTS PAY 38% OF THE SALES TAX ONLY. They don’t pay, way underpay, their share of the sewer or Fire District calls. The 10,000 people making a living by Sedona Tourism is about 400% of reality.

Maybe segner is referring to all the people supported by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce trying to spend Sedona tax receipts all over the world. From what I understand, since the city has been gifting the chamber millions, chamber staff has gone from 1 person to near 100. Maybe the Sedona Chamber is actually a Sedona City supported jobs program? Socialists like that kind of stuff, pretend work.

By: John Daniels W Sedona

John Daniels W Sedona — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 03:15:38 +0000

To “Amazing Segner”:

That was debunked only by the bunch of misfits from SedonaEye so I don’t believe that it was debunked at all. Besides, even if it was70%, 65% or even 60% that still makes the case that tourists pay way more than you.

By: Steve segner

Steve segner — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 03:10:37 +0000

Paul c, December 2007
Was the Great Recession/Start dates. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009.
I have lived full time in Sedona from 1998:hope that helps and do a little history reading if you do you’ll also find that the stock market went up as a percentage more during Obama‘s administration then trumps and we all know now where it’s heading and it’s nobody’s fault but his own he said yesterday he said that if he gets reelected he wants to go after Social Security and Medicare you can’t make this stuff up. You’re just upset that Sedona is a vibrant city , must be hard to get up every morning And be so negative. Over 10,000 people make a living and pay their bills because of tourism and in your mind they all sold their soul to feed their kids

By: Amazing Segner

Amazing Segner — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:49:07 +0000

Isn’t it amazing how Segner keeps repeating that tourists pay 75% of the budget when that has been debunked almost every time he says it?

By: Paul C.

Paul C. — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:38:21 +0000

Were you living here full time during Obama’s Great Recession? Or still in California?

Businesses folded up about every month and many left town never to return. We even had a suicide because business was so bad. People scaled inventory back to bare bones and fought hard to keep from going under. Galleries closed because art was a luxury. Name landlords lost tenants and more than one in the middle of the night took inventory and fled it was rumored. The city was so desperate for revenue it sold its soul to the few quick cash cows. Corporations were allowed in without regard for existing businesses and community vision statements because city hall had to let people go. It was a ghost town and we residents were forced to deal and we did. Tourists were scarcer than rabbits from 08-14. It took the election of Trump to put the economy on its feet and you would tear out this recovery down because you hate? Go back to where you came from and remember your lessons.