SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock asks Sedona voters to decide whether sustainability is no longer plausible with red rock demolition for road construction, loss of scenic views to careless building and past city funded projects that failed miserably.
Sedona AZ – Sometimes it’s impossible to predict what a person can come up with by researching the Internet. Have any of you attempted to find a clear meaning of the word SUSTAINABILITY? If you have, and in particular if you succeeded, kindly share your enlightenment with the readers of Sedona Eye.
Of the many descriptions offered perhaps the following most clearly defines the intricate and complex web of tentacles this catchy word of the moment has the ability to embrace. The ultimate result remains unclearly defined simply because of the myriad opinions existing relating to interpretations of what, specifically, is required for survival.
“What is Sustainability?”
Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.”
The argument, however, seems to arise during the quest to determine just exactly what, if anything, is causing what appears to be alarming changes in global warming and other labels presently extended to Mother Nature’s constant embracing of seasonal global variances over the course of hundreds – yes – hundreds of centuries of weather changing phenomenal historic periods, such as the “ice age” versus “greenhouse” periods of time.
Volcano eruptions and earthquakes forever remain out of mere human control, but should they not rightfully head the list of “alert” factors when municipal development for health, safety, and welfare of the general public remains the number one reason for concern in certain locations. Sedona (being one of them) is subject to lightening caused forest fires and, yes, occasional earthquakes are, indeed, felt here from time to time.
Remember this? View of Sedona Slide Rock fire from the Village of Oak Creek in Sedona AZ at 6:45 PM on May 21, 2014. [Exclusive SedonaEye.com photo may not be used, reprinted or copied without permission.]
When the City of Sedona approved a perhaps ill-advised marketing contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce to promote “destination” marketing essentially to exclusively promote only their members as is also the situation with the city-financed Sedona Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, has it ever been proven to have attracted anything besides tourism daytrippers, creating even more havoc on the already over-burdened corridor?
As recently as the Friday, September 23, 2022 edition of the Red Rock News, President and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce Michelle Conway, writes: “As the voice of Sedona’s regional business community, we regularly take the local economic temperature by listening to more than 730 members and evaluating economic data as it becomes available.” Former Chamber Pres/CEO Jennifer Wesselhoff had previously confirmed at a city council meeting that ONLY “Chamber” members were promoted at the City of Sedona financed Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center. Is that blatant discrimination against city tax collecting businesses in Sedona who are NOT Chamber members?
Why was it necessary for the City of Sedona to acquire the former school on Brewer Road for the purpose of using it as a Sedona Court facility when at the time City Hall was constructed great care was taken to facilitate the “Council Chambers” for multi-use as a “Court room” – even providing an area as a jury box location?
Increased density has already obscured scenic views and quality of life for both residents and visitors. Is it fair to suggest attempting to correct some of these obvious blunders might fairly be compared to retrofitting a bad heart transplant?
Good luck with the heat attracting steel and concrete multi-story parking garage uptown and the proposed redevelopment of the former Cultural Park. Sustainability has already been extensively violated, but to what extent? Beyond repair? Will it continue? You decide.
Wisconsin vote Republicans in for America. Canada has tariffed USA for years and not one Democrat said this isn’t right, they deserve to be tariffed and or stop tariffing USA. Simple solutions.
Hey April Fools aka 80 yr old ancient weed cocaine alcohol brained hippies, take yourselves and your fat and fairy grandchildren holding up signs in front of Teslas or on street corners to find jobs at Walmart or Dollar stores.
Democrats significantly outraised Republicans in recent months by putting at least $9 million behind Weil. Weil lost. The Republican candidate put in about $500k. The Republican won.
The Trump administration and Doge must get to work and Congress must pass laws. No need for a third term discussion if the President keeps his promises. Peace in Ukraine, justice for Jewish hostages, border closure and deporting criminals and abusers of our immigration system, dismantling the Dept of Education, getting conservative judges in office, and the list of promises made must be done quickly.
We cannot forget that the teachers union relies on illegal immigrants for funding. Every seat in a school has a mathematical equivalency to the union and not one union administrator is going to let their million maybe trillions of dollars from illegals be reduced. Ask the right questions legacy media because lots of your seats can be better filled by well educated nonpartisans rather than poorly educated and motivated sycophants.
vandals need to be responsible for fixing and paying for their crimes and we need criminal work farms
Obama fundamentally changed America by losing about 200,000 manufacturing jobs, that was pitiful he wanted country to be like Russia and have service workers and no true work or education. I don’t listen to losers like him & AOC. To the female college fencer who had to take a knee when a man dressed as woman was opposing her, you rule young lady. Give her a free ride at school.
Kick out psycho scum bags from women’s sports.
America benefitted from tariffs after all.
why news talking about future events like 2026 elections not issues nowadays
Face the Nation host has got to go – she’s ignorance and that show has become a clusterF – Lutnick is brilliant and she’s a foot short of a pair with her constant rude interruptions to push her ridiculous left wing talking points. Fire her and get someone thoughtful and intelligent and knows how to think and reason beyond the letter Left of Center D.
@Roman. Stopped watching that show couple years back, watch Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures and others was mentioned to me by my Arizona and California accounting firm. Market based full picture coverage. China uses Vietnam and Thailand to “transship” their goods like shrimp. Don’t know about transshipping? Then find a news source that educates you about economic policies and politics instead of indoctrinating. You’ll invest and sleep better. You’re Welcome SE.
DOGE finds new Billions $ wasted, wait til find who got your $ lmao
just me or is EVERY INVESTOR sick to death of drama kings and queens coverage of market yet, figure it out or shut up
big news for world is stocks aren’t conservative, liberal, straight or transphobic or pro Trump or pro Life or Pro Abortion or pro Hollywood or pro Namibia or pro tobacco or pro house builders for (deleted by editor) get (deleted by editor) real to do your jobs or quit or get fired
there’s nothing like the first feeling of freedom
Feels like America is uprighting its sinking ship economy under the Democrats. Word on street is if Harris had won, America was done. Most of us are buying and transacting while liberals scratch off their prison lottery tickets damaging Teslas while their money managers sneer at their serfs.
Dept of Government Efficiency fixed IRS website issue in 70 minutes after government employees said it would take until mid summer to begin the job and try to fix it. You should’ve heard the four letter words of derision this software engineer group used for government and system. Thank you DOGE, and thanks for uncovering legacy media and their aiding political and ngo corruption. Look at Arizona for corruption stories from Phoenix.
DEI renamed DUMB EFFING INDIVIDUALS
watching Maria B today & wow a great referral , president used their Jamie Diamond interview last week to discuss ideas raised , damn right its better , goodbye cbs
Pissed off cbs media etc covering besos flight live w/o one minute of live cover for the flight saving astronauts rescue of starlink flight- stop letting cbs nbc abc favor china fentanyl and border gangs destruction of usa (deleted by editor)
Sustainable and implausible, Eddie Maddock? Last find is George Soros’s Open Society Foundation has given Democrat NGO‘s and government candidates 32 billion with a B dollars? DOGE found an oligarchy, Democrats, and it is you Democrat Party aka Brutus’s. NO DEMOCRAT PARTY at state or national level is legitimate, investigate it, jail members funded by NGO money and those involved who used it to fund other national parties and political groups with beliefs against our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The legal system needs fixing now to save our democracy. God bless Trump for his Great American Balls. Thank you Elon and his team of Amazing Experts, thank you Vivek for running for Governor of my great state that needs renewal started by JD and Usha Vance and Republican Party for the workers and business and government clean up. Keep up America! Stop being Democrat nazis.