Comments on: Lodging Council In Favor of City and Bed Tax Increases

By: JeanJ

JeanJ — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 15:18:00 +0000

According to Sperling’s Best Places (to live), “compared to the rest of the country, Sedona’s cost of living is 37.80% Higher than the U.S. average.” As aptly pointed out by Dana Varney, it was 26.30% higher than the national average in 2013.

Economists tell us as a city’s budget increases so do its future taxes and fees.

Sedona’s FY 2013 Budgeted Expenditures/Expenses were $36,469,809. They are $47,572,118 for the current fiscal year.

By: Chris, casa de Sedona

Chris, casa de Sedona — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 22:51:20 +0000

anyone else notice the above article is dated June 2013.

two comments resurrecting how the lodging council & chamber of commerce added to the demise of our Sedona are posted today, June 2 2018.

that represents just one day short of being five years ago when the Chamber was allowed to take yet another action towards destroying the quality of life of those who live here.

nail pounded in our coffins when the city entered into a contract with them much life the mafia does when they want to eliminate individuals.

Jen & Steve I liked you once.

not now and not bending over for you two any more. lost my vote and I’m working friends to do same.

By: Dana Varney

Dana Varney — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 18:33:13 +0000

@Jean We must not forget Sedona cost of living was 26.30 higher than the national average in 2013. I wonder what it is now in 2018.

By: Dana Varney

Dana Varney — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 18:30:13 +0000

@ Michael Schroeder, You really got it right. Thanks for the insight.

By: Dana Varney

Dana Varney — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 18:23:31 +0000

Talk about a scam. This was the beginning of the end. Millions wasted. Jwnnifer Wesselhoff should be (Deleted by Editor). And so should Steve Seiner.

By: Sad n Scared

Sad n Scared — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 01:53:09 +0000

I writing this under a no name. This is way out of line and very corrupt. The Sedona Lodging Council is a subgroup of The Sedona Chamber. They are paid members. They made employees sign documents that we agreed with tax increase. We all signed because we felt we get fired. So sad and scared.

By: Short Story

Short Story — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:57:12 +0000

Once upon a time there was a beautiful town called Sedona. People came to see the red rocks and the colorful interesting uptown. We kept the tourists all to ourselves, priced out the employees ability to live here and made everything perfect.

Matching colors, perfect curbs. Owned by a few. No surprise, no joy.
Nondescript.

Surrounding towns that still have imperfect sidewalks and colorful buildings and signs are now capturing the tourist dollars. People come here look at the rocks and then head to Jerome, Olde Town Cottonwood, wine country and the Verde River.

It’s colorful and interesting and still holds the elements of surprise that people crave.

So stand there and wonder why no one wants to look at someone’s view of tidy perfection. Money will never bring this back to Sedona no matter how much you spend or redesign.

By: Terrie Frankel

Terrie Frankel — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:17:06 +0000

Amen to Mike Schroeder’s warning!

Ask any of the tourists in Uptown who, after years of coming to Sedona with no parking limit restrictions, suddenly find their tires marked and are given tickets after shopping and dining in our fair town. Talk about ruining their red rock experience. The Uptown businesses don’t like the ticketing one bit and are adamantly against the impending parking meters. When I brought this up to Asst. City Manager Karen Daines, she said, “I know. But sometimes we have to do what businesses don’t want for their own good.” Those were her exact words.

By: Mike Schroeder

Mike Schroeder — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:28:58 +0000

Add .5% because we lost 1% in TEMPORARY tax? Are you kidding me. Talk about greedy twisted logic. Guests to our town are already complaining about high taxes. Half million bucks for salaries to the so called “chamber “?

You can blow all the destination marketing money you want. It takes 100 positive comments to overcome one negative comment. And negative comments are already a problem. Destination marketing? It appears that the people in charge of that no nothing about the negative aspects of word of mouth impacts on any product or destination. Marketing 101. Sounds like someone needs to go back to school.

By: Moral Compass

Moral Compass — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:53:37 +0000

Sedona Lodging Council, Inc. should merge with Sedona Village (where is that ?) Lodging Association.
They are not even listed as a formal group with the AZ Corporation Commission let alone ‘NOT IN GOOD STANDING’.
2013 Sedona has no time for pretend groups. Please go away.