At the June 8th Council meeting, Sedona City Council approved the contract to hire Albert Holler & Associates to perform tax auditing services effective July 1, 2010.  The firm has over 35 years in sales tax auditing and administration, and currently performs audits for cities and towns throughout Arizona.  Since July 1st, the firm has analyzed taxpayer records and presented an initial list of... 

Sedona Fire District Candidate Slate:  David Blauert, Joe Demme, and Phyllis Erick “The biggest issue that we have is, if you take a look at the total program, the budget needs to be reviewed and assessed,” Joe Demme said. “We need to see ways to cut costs and manage a better fire department. There is a level of service that we need to keep. But, there are numerous issues that need to be addressed... 

SEDONA AZ (August 31 2010)– City of Sedona Mayor Rob Adams was re-elected for a two-year term to the Executive Committee of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns at the annual conference held last week in Glendale, Arizona.  Sedona Mayor, Rob Adams The twenty-five member Executive Committee is the governing body of the League and sets policy relating to legislative and organizational matters. The... 

Sedona AZ (June 10, 2010)-Enjoy the fresh air and majestic beauty of Sedona while getting beneficial movement!  Sedona Parks and Recreation is now offering Red Rock Walks at Posse Grounds Park.  These unique fitness classes combine walking, strength training and stretching for those individuals 18 and older that would like to try it out.  Resistance bands will be provided, so participants need only... 

SOCUSD accepts Superintendent Mike Aylstock letter of retirement Sedona AZ (August 31, 2010) – The Governing Board of the Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District has unanimously accepted Superintendent Michael Aylstock’s request to retire from his position effective September 17, 2010. This action was taken at the meeting of the Governing Board on August 30. Aylstock had been superintendent... 

Sedona Arts Center Fine Art Gallery In Uptown Please Join Us! Colors of Autumn First Friday, September 3 beginning 4 pm Poets Corner 5 to 8 pm Gallery Opening Wine Reception Open Daily 10am – 5pm Featured Artists: David Haskell Joan Roberts Mike Koopsen Joanna Irwin Karl Wiliams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music & Poetry in the Sculpture... 

by Sedona City Councilor, Dan McIllroy   If you are like I am, you shower, brush your teeth, and flush and the waste water goes down the drain.  You don’t think much about it again.  Let me tell you what happens to that waste water. Some fifteen years ago, Sedona decided to build a waste water treatment plant to replace individual septic systems.  This was done to protect Oak Creek from pollution... 

Sedona AZ (August 25, 2010) – Jane Grams and Michael Pierce have been recently appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission by the Sedona City Council. Ms. Grams has a background in television and was President and General Manager of WTVC-ABC Channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Later, Grams worked as Vice-President of the Gaylord Entertainment Company where she managed the production... 

Sedona AZ (August 25, 2010) – As part of the Sedona City Council’s ongoing communications efforts and community outreach, the first of the quarterly Neighborhood Listening sessions will take place on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sedona United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Road.  This meeting will cover the SR 179 corridor, including the Chapel area. ... 

Sedona’s ST.com contributing writer, Hollywood Jim, and fan Out and About in Sedona Let me tell you, those folks at Hillside know how to throw a party! For those of you who don’t live here, believe me when I say that we Sedonans are really happy that Highway 179 is DONE!  And why a party to celebrate the end of road construction? If you lived here, you would understand that Sedona celebrates easier left...