Comments on: Dear Mayor Adams and Members of the Sedona City Council https://sedonaeye.com/dear-mayor-adams-and-members-of-the-sedona-city-council/ Local News From All Points of View Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Abe Koniarsky https://sedonaeye.com/dear-mayor-adams-and-members-of-the-sedona-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-6648 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:23:29 +0000 https://sedonaeye.com/?p=11467#comment-6648 Kudos to Dr. Neil Singer for writing such a clear, rational and timely comment in the last Guest Perspective column on 1/12/11 (Councilors implored to leave bias behind) regarding the State Route 89A lighting issue. His comments ring so true when one also looks at the latest actions taken by the majority of the Sedona Fire District Governing Board, since the election this past November. Dr. Singer’s statements are extremely pertinent. He states, “They evaluate new information in a way that bolsters their already made-up minds. They discount the opinions of people who have opposing points of view. They hang on tenaciously to their preformed opinions. This, I think, is wrong and a grave disservice to all Sedona residents. I implore you, City Council members, open your minds and hearts to all the facts and make informed unbiased, rational decisions based on truth and not fiction.”

Those who have been elected and recently appointed to governing positions need to realize that their decisions will impact all of us in Sedona , the entire Sedona Fire District and all of our visitors for many years to come.

The individuals holding these key positions need to remember that they are not here merely to fulfill promises made to contributors during a campaign in order to get elected, but also to have the wisdom to make correct decisions based on all of the facts being presented to them. To quote Dr. Singer again, “You will not be considered weak or indecisive by your constituents if, after considering all the current facts, you vote differently than the platform you have campaigned on. Rather, you will be thought of as enlightened and responsible by your community.”

Abe Koniarsky

Sedona, AZ

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