Comments on: Eddie Maddock: To Rise or Not to Rise

By: @@sedona sam

@@sedona sam — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:41:52 +0000

from @sedonasam comment you understood & wrote WHAT???? reading comprehension score must’ve been poor as a kid & no improvement??? that comment said mayor is long timer here, okay. . . let’s say it said mayor’s old & MY take on it . . . was mayor should know better?

By: LJ in Cottonwood

LJ in Cottonwood — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:54:12 +0000

So what if Stan Kantowski of Enchantment spoke at the May 28 Sedona City Council meeting @F.Y.I. 6/13? Our business in Cottonwood is getting business from Sedona residents and tourism groups and we thank the Sedona City Council and their generous support. They do a dynamite job promoting our Cottonwood members and Jerome, Camp Verde and other places. It’s good for us. Why do you get to have all the tourists stay there/eat there/tour there when we can handle them better and cheaper? We’ll go to the Chamber Mixer June 25 at Blazin’M here, its a venue for the whole family about our Southwest, something Sedona doesn’t offer. The Mixers let us showcase Cottonwood and get some business making Chamber membership worth it for us, we’ve got cheap taxes, more venues, hiking, rivers, creeks, red rocks, Montezuma Castle, Tuzigoot, Jerome gold, Cottonwood sites, and people that don’t like Sedona for its whack jobs – out of state & out of step. We’ll count our profits and remind one another not to look your gift horse Sedona chamber of commerce in the mouth! Lot’s of gold inlays in Sedona horsey’s teeth we can extract.

By: @get real

@get real — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:49:31 +0000

Your funny. You must be using the math that the failed mayor candidate uses.. LMAO

By: @Sedona Sam

@Sedona Sam — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:40:03 +0000

Sedona Sam are you saying that Mayor Sandy doesn’t live in the city???? If so, that means that I’ve been visiting some other little gray-haired fisty women in her living room. Which is in West Sedona

By: Get Real

Get Real — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:56:08 +0000

Steve segner is wrong (June 13 at 1:24 pm)

The SEDONA COMMUNITY REPORT SPRING 2018, published by the city of Sedona, states under Sedona Facts (Page 2): “FY 2017 city revenues generated by sales & bed taxes . . . .57%, two thirds of which is paid by visitors.”
Two thirds of 57% is 38%.

Other income that comes to the City: State Shared Revenues, i.e., Sales Taxes, Urban Revenue Sharing, Vehicle License Taxes, and Highway User Funds; in addition, Franchise Fees; Donations and Contributions; Rental Income; In-Lieu Fees; and Wastewater Fees.

By: Sedona Sam

Sedona Sam — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:27:13 +0000

@Jess Wundrin ever wonder why council meetings now televised have such sparse attendance from “legitimate” Sedona residents? It used to be standing room only. Mayor Sandy lived here then. Ask her if you don’t believe. People once actually had a voice in Sedona. NO MORE unless you happen to be representing the TRUE governing entity of incorporated: misnamed “Sedona” = Chamber of Commerce and cooperative branch of Sedona Lodging Council.

RIP OFF, RIP OFF, RIP OFF

and worse yet city staff endorses it and allows it to continue. For those who FaceBook check out BFFs Sedona Asst City Mgr & Pres/CEO Sedona Chamber of Commerce. ‘Nuf said?

By: Jess Wundrin

Jess Wundrin — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:28:57 +0000

Still cannot understand why this city council – and past – bought into Steve Segner’s initial spiel of just trust us during the original advertising contract negotiations. They did then and continue to do just that! What kind of people make decisions based on a word of mouth Just Trust US or was it Just Trust ME ME ME.

Bizarre? Gullible? Ignorant? Thick Thieves?

By: Public Service Announcement

Public Service Announcement — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:38:53 +0000

If the Sedona Lodging group was as good as they claim they wouldn’t need to have the taxpayers pay for their marketing. IMO They’d have enough money to pay their own bills.

By: Steve segner

Steve segner — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:24:59 +0000

I don’t want to make this sound too simple but all you have to do is call the city and ask Please show me one instance where the number 70% plus of all income to the city comes from visitors is wrong,city manager says it’s correct city finance department says is correct state of Arizona finance department says it’s correct please show us a document stating that it’s wrong , last week at the hotel association meeting city manager use the number 76 and higher sorry .

By: F.Y.I.

F.Y.I. — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:14:39 +0000

Speaking of funding the “REGIONAL” Chamber of Commerce, among those commenting in support of the Chamber’s plan of work, contract with the City, and preliminary FY20 budget ($2,492,500) during the May 28, 2019 City Council Mtg. was Stan Kantowski, managing director of the Enchantment Resort.