Comments on: Eye on Sedona Taxation and Representation

By: Time for a change

Time for a change — Fri, 04 May 2018 03:14:06 +0000

It’s only gotten worse over the past 5 years.

The chambers promise of a funding cap is an insult. Not taking a forecast increase is not a cut. ” We won’t take more next year, we promise.” They forgot to mention the almost $400,000 annual subsidy of the chamber visitors center. How generous of the chamber to say they only take as much as they took this year. That amount by the way was not the $2.17 million stated in the local rag, but when you count the visitors center subsidy over $2.5 million in one year.

IMO cancel your subscription to the chamber mouth piece, the Red Rock News. What kind of journalism conveniently forgets about $400,000 to the chamber visitor center? What kind of journalism gives a front page puff piece to a group acting like keeping the same funding is doing residents a favor?

In 5 years it has only gotten much worse. Cut the chamber subsidy, no to incumbents and empty promises. No to home rule.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 04 May 2018 00:31:13 +0000

Thank you @George for having reminded us just how long this deceptive rip off has been going on.

It needs to stop NOW.

NO to HOME RULE!!!

By: George

George — Thu, 03 May 2018 17:39:15 +0000

Nothing changes it just gets worse. Questions asked in July 2013 remain unanswered. Probably the only significant difference is stakes are higher. Chamber now claiming 55% of city tax revenue remains under the cloud of no audits or verification of return on investment and other issues relating to lack of transparency. And the practice of shunning in-city tax-collecting businesses not members of the chamber of commerce continues to prevail.

And a current spiel from the Chamber CEO alleging how the chamber will cap its city funding, now over $2 million adds insult to injury. How stupid does she think Sedona residents are to buy into such a phony trumped up gesture as the C of C doing US favors?

Sedona is a laughing stalk. And let’s not forget it.

Clearly the ONLY way changes will occur is to vote NO on Home Rule and not support any incumbents who might decide to renew their terms. Time is of the essence to put a long overdue stop to this grand slam rip off.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:49:28 +0000

Narcissistic personality disorder
A person with narcissistic personality disorder swings between seeing themselves as special and fearing they are worthless. They may act as if they have an inflated sense of their own importance and show an intense need for other people to look up to them.
Other symptoms include:
exaggerating their own achievements and abilities
thinking they are entitled to be treated better than other people
exploiting other people for their own personal gain
lacking empathy for other people’s weaknesses
looking down on people they feel are “beneath” them, while feeling deeply envious of people they see as being “above” them
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Personality-disorder/Pages/symptoms.aspx

How do you vote?

Pretty clear who they are. Just watch the city political control. Their speeeciiaaallll. Gifts from taxpayers.

By: The Real Deal

The Real Deal — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 03:52:40 +0000

Check it out:

“By Jove this MUST be the answer. WSR translated — Wallowing in Self Repulsion. What else could it mean?”

By: Wsr

Wsr — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:36:04 +0000

@@west sedona resident
@ginger

Way to go crazy lady….the one who posts 10-15 times a day using different names….now you hijacking names as well crazy lady…

Good for you…..a wise use of you time….keep on spinning crazy lady….yea

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:30:03 +0000

Just reading above article from July 2013 and comments, things in Sedona continue to go from bad to worse. And to think the Segner character seems to be the center focus and he doesn’t even live in Sedona? Why would any body outside Sedona want such control? Same as us in Camp Verde? Huh?!$@! maybe financial gain might be on or under the table there, but whose even got those kind of thoughts?

Good comments by Civics 101.

By: West Sedona Resident

West Sedona Resident — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:34:21 +0000

Fraudulent indeed! I agree with @Don’t Forget “It is fraudulent to promise sales tax money as a source of sewer funding so as to persuade the electorate to vote for City incorporation/bonded indebtedness and then renege later on.
SS is incorrect, anti-resident, a money (deleted by editor)nitwit who spews BS, and lacks motivation to make Sedona better. The town is slowly being destroyed.”

@Jim forked head :) :) right on!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 01:49:51 +0000

@SS That is because you speak with a forked head. That means your elevator doesn’t go all the way up.Your staements do not deserve to even be answered. You have one agenda. We all know what that is.

By: Mary Lou

Mary Lou — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:29:33 +0000

This is truly disgusting. Maybe the biggest question still remains unanswered. Who/what is the biggest blight on Sedona? Steve Segner, Chamber of Commerce, City Council or City Staff? Maybe the best answer would be all of the above. Since the majority no longer have a voice (also an offering from Segner) we don’t enter the equation.