Comments on: City of Sedona Capital Improvement Plan Wholly Unrealistic

By: Beth Ames, Prescott

Beth Ames, Prescott — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:14:52 +0000

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak. Good luck with your batch of politicians.

By: Karen Daines, Asst City Manager reply to Jean Jenks

Karen Daines, Asst City Manager reply to Jean Jenks — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:28:21 +0000

—– Original Message —–
From: Karen Daines
To: jeankjenks
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: GENERAL PUBLIC MEETING ON THE 10-YEAR CIP

Ms. Jenks, we are in the process of posting a cancellation for this meeting. My apologies, the official public notice was not posted correctly, and therefore we must reschedule the meeting. I am tentatively rescheduling for Tuesday March 5th, two weeks from today, from 4:30 – 6:30 in the Vultee Conference Room here at City Hall. Once that meeting is confirmed I will send you the posting directly. Again, my most sincere apologies for this error. Thank you, Karen

Karen Daines
Assistant City Manager
102 Roadrunner Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336
(o) 928 203 5067
(f) 928 282 5671
kdaines@sedonaaz.gov

>>> “jeankjenks” 2/16/2013 5:37 AM >>>

Dear Ms. Daines,

Please advise when and where the General Public Meeting on February 19th will be held. Also I’d appreciate a link to the Agenda.

REF http://www.sedonaaz.gov/Sedonacms/index.aspx?page=473&recordid=1567

Thank you,

Jean Jenks

By: Jean Jenks

Jean Jenks — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:18:38 +0000

I received word from Assistant City Manager Daines yesterday that the Official Public Notice concerning the [so-called] Public Input period was not posted correctly. In other words, the public meeting noticed for Jan 19th went AWOL. A new public meeting is TENTATIVELY being set for March 5th.

I sincerely hope this has not inconvenienced anyone.

By: Terrie Frankel

Terrie Frankel — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:18:14 +0000

Amen…. Let us pray.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:26:44 +0000

The City Council has failed to hold Public Hearings and take Public Comments on the “Creek Access/Creek Park” or the “Banners for Uptown.” Instead, these and several other capital projects were included in last year’s CIP project list. After adoption of that CIP, all such projects were fast-tracked into the FY 2012-13 Budget. So now there are after-the-fact public meetings and hearings to sanitize this possibly illegal deed and to legitimize the City’s new, confusing, treacherous M.O.

Currently, additional capital projects such as “Property Acquisition-Misc Sites,” $4 million, are in the process of being fast-tracked into the FY 2013-14 Budget via the current CIP.

I hope citizens are aware of how badly they are getting screwed by our City Council. No taxpayer funds should be appropriated for CIP-listed projects BEFORE Council approval on a CASE BY CASE basis. Public Hearings must be held and Public Comments taken first.

BTW, the City Manager’s Office states the CIP is intended to identify “capital needs within the fiscal capabilities and limitations of the City.” So why did our City Council ask the Budget Oversight Commission to evaluate possible sources of new fees and taxes needed for future capital improvement projects (Ref. BOC Dec and Jan mtg audios)? Why do capital project “needs” suddenly require public outreach and “education?”

Sedona City Council must rein in spending.

By: Warren

Warren — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:28:13 +0000

Jean THE HAMMER Jenks nails it once again.

By: E.S. Maddock

E.S. Maddock — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:49:50 +0000

Thank you, Jean, for yet another heads-up to the fast-track spending spree this current administration has opted to ram down our throats. Many things appear to have bypassed protocol and I’m hoping with all my might that if my opinion is accurate they will be exposed prior to the point of no return, which I’m afraid is looming in the very near future.

By: DrCarol

DrCarol — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:00:05 +0000

God bless sane people. Why can’t we have more people in government who understand that you CANNOT keep raising taxes and spending. Eventually, everyone runs out of money and the system fails. Good stuff, Jean.

By: Alyce Guinn

Alyce Guinn — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:38:52 +0000

I am of the opinion that the elected ones in the City of Sedona have their priorities scewed. Where is the interest in beautifyiing/improving living conditions in two areas in the city? Windsong Trailer Park has been an eyesore for more than the 20 years I have lived here. Yet the city does not force the owner of the property to improve the conditions of the homes and property. The city should be ashamed to allow that property to continue to exist in such a shameful condition. Have you ever gone down the hill into the other trailer park, Oak Creek, that is just past the Hillside property on Hwy 179. It is at least as bad as Windsong. The city seems to ignore the awful living conditions at both sites. It is a disgrace that the owners get away with collecting all of the rental income. Certainly I understand that the rentals are all many low income people can afford. Humans, both adults and children NEED TO COME FIRST!!