SEDONA AZ (March 10, 2011) – To protect your home from potential wildfires as well as make spring yard cleanup easier, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) is issuing no-cost residential burn permits for burning starting on Monday, March 14, 2011. Permits are required for any open burning in the fire district, and are currently available at no charge at the SFD’s business office at 2860 Southwest Drive... 

Sedona AZ (March 4 2011)-A fire district is its own self-contained government entity on call 24 hours/7 days a week/365 days a year. A fire district must maintain its own general government services internally. Sedona Fire District emergency operational services include Structural Firefighting, Urban Interface Wildland Firefighting, Technical Rescue which involves High Angle Rope, Shorthauls, Swift... 

Sedona AZ (March 9, 2011) – Look to your local Sedona Parks and Recreation Department for great events in the spring of 2011! Cool breezes and warmer weather are inviting us outside into the sunshine and Sedona offers beautiful City parks for your springtime enjoyment. In April, the Department of Parks and Recreation will feature back-to-back quality events for families and folks of all ages.... 

Sedona AZ (March 8 2011)–The City of Sedona is now accepting applications for one member of the Sedona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Board.  Members must be a resident of the City of Sedona.  The deadline to return applications is Monday, March 28, 2011, by 5:00 p.m.   The PSPRS Local Board administers the rules of the system and has responsibility for making the provisions... 

Sedona Heritage Museum Sedona AZ (March 7, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum continues to preserve and make accessible portions of its collection focusing on local history. Most recently a portion of the Elizabeth Rigby photo collection was digitized and cataloged allowing for easy research and access. Elizabeth Rigby was a Sedona Arizona resident from the late 1940s until her death in 1994. She... 

Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell Sedona AZ–I voted in favor of the route transfer of 89A in West Sedona after 4 years of involvement  with the issue of 89A safety and ADOT’s proposed solution of continuous roadway lighting. It was one of the issues that motivated me to run for City Council. When ADOT proposed 76 lights in June 2007, the community was aghast at the idea of continuous roadway... 

Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (March 2 2011)-In their infinite wisdom, four out of seven members of the Sedona City Council decided who will own the remaining portion of Arizona State Route 89A within Sedona City Limits. With the conclusion of that monumental decision, how will they now spend their time? Perhaps, since they have deemed themselves experts on the subject of designing and implementing State... 

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its 2011 series of Living History presentations on March 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM at the Sedona museum. This is a change in the originally posted date. Dr. Connie Stone will discuss the history of the “The Archeology and History of the Agua Fria National Monument.” Dr. Stone served as the first archeologist for... 

Sedona AZ-As part of the Storm Water Quality Management Program for the City of Sedona, many steps are taken to enhance the quality of storm water draining from its stormwater system into Oak Creek. The City encourages citizens and visitors to participate in efforts to keep Sedona’s storm water clean.  One of the areas you can help with is the proper disposal of pet waste.  Please keep the following... 

Mike Ward I have received many emails regarding my vote on the SR 89A transfer issue.  I appreciate that some of you were disappointed that your point of view regarding the transfer of SR 89A did not prevail with the Council. I assure you that I did not take this decision lightly.  There were many compelling arguments on each side of the issue and a few that were completely ungrounded.  There were...