Amen & Hallelujah = SPOT ON!!

Crock of crap and it’s fortunate the proposed zoning/amendment to the community plan was tabled – at least for the time being. “TIME BEING” – operative words. “They” (city staff) will bring it back and try to push it through when people aren’t paying attention. Wait and see.

To the person who asked, You must be joking if you think I support massive developments anywhere. WE ARE A DESERT WITH DIMISHED WATER SUPPLIES AND A CREEK THAT IS CONSTANTLY POLLUTED BY UNCHECKED TOURISM. What’d I ever say to make you think that??????? Manufactured single family homes in west Sedona aren’t ugly, best value for the builders buck, and are SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. That’s what the city can’t stand. They hate manufactured homes because local builders don’t get an outrageous builders fee, etc. Got it? CITY wants OUR LAND FOR THEIR CRONIES. @Eric you got it man, you too Vern.

The wine industry is a great example. They have also been smart enough to take advantage of the city, chamber and lodging screw ups. Back in the nineties Sedona got high prices for everyday hotel rooms. Especially during peak season. People paid it. The character of stores and restaurants drove everyone into town including LOCALS.

Then the city started co-mingling, drove prices up. Starting approving more rooms. The more rooms the prices came down. The art galleries started to leave. Cheap items were put in place. The rents soared and the city made sure they got 3.5% sales tax on the rent.

Restaurants, galleries and retail stores started moving to outside city limits where they could get FREE city promotion without paying. They could charge the same as in-city while marketing they save 3.5% of the cost.

Since the city was asleep at the wheel Jerome, VOC, Cornville, Cottonwood grew. They maintained the character and got Sedona prices and had better business.

Gone are the days were everyone clustered to Sedona. It a good drive through just like the traffic study confirmed.

Stop with the garabely goop talk steve Segner.

IMO

If they go for increased density now, what’s changed except this amendment will directly affect properties within City Limits? Or will this represent a new twist on the most recent $2.5 million city revenue presently in the palms of the “regional” chamber of commerce? Don’t forget about that Jordan Road property “they” purchased with city revenue. $800,000???

Ya just can’t make this stuff up!

Now that industry are the ones b******* cause they don’t want any competition.

But if you look, the hotel industry is buying up long term rentals and making them “overflow” rooms. In addition all the mandatory employee housing was converted to SELL ABLE hotel rooms.

This is what happens when you gift away and step into private industry enrichment and benefits. Why not have a balance in Sedona? Cause that group that get favors and $$$$ don’t want it. They like it exactly that way. With 1350 a retired person can rent out a room to make some money. Balance is needed. Your favoritism and subsidies has ruined sedona IMO.

Private industry should pay their own expenses.