Comments on: Monday Morning Coffee with Alejandro Gutierrez

By: DB loves Lisa

DB loves Lisa — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 23:32:12 +0000

Check this out. Lisa checked comment and look what we saw!!!!!!! Sedona corrupt?

Prop 207
Yes
955,533 Yes
519,161 No

‘Private Property Rights Protection Act’ proposing to establish additional rights for individuals whose property is taken through eminent domain; also prohibiting the taking of property for economic development.

Prop 300
Yes
1,060,444 Yes
423,994 No

Referendum on a proposal to require citizenship for eligibility for various subsidized services such as in-state tuition and financial assistance.

Included Prop 300 for Sedona Council, McCain, Kirkpatrick and O’Hallerhan. Less than 30% of Arizonans believe illegals should have in-state tuition and financial assistance, no sanctuary cities. Get it? Citizens first. Lawbreakers no.

By: @Steve segner and Sedona residents

@Steve segner and Sedona residents — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 23:06:16 +0000

Arizona Proposition 207, a 2006 ballot initiative officially titled the "Private Property Rights Protection Act", requires the government to reimburse land owners when regulations result in a decrease in the property's value, and also prevents government from exercising eminent domain on behalf of a private party. Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Proposition_207_(2006)

By: DB, Sedona AZ

DB, Sedona AZ — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 22:59:54 +0000

Mexico won’t allow 4 yr olds to be accepted in country and neither should US. A nonstarter with Democrats or Republicans, no DACA brush strokes that makes us swallow our laws. Democrats aren’t going to stand for it either. Remember that Kirkpatrick and O’Hallerhan. Break US law & we don’t vote for you. SIMPLE MATH. AZ Independents and nonpartisans and Greens stand together on this. And I’m 36.

By: @Clarkson

@Clarkson — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:43:42 +0000

Boy, you should be a fiction writer when you grow up. There’s not one word of truth to anything that you wrote. If you watched the city meetings like I do, you would be more informed with facts.

By: steve Segner

steve Segner — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:50:57 +0000

George, you are all up set on a post on the WEB? (Really) Friend Hector found this on the web and author’s name is below .
George just call and ask, simple this is how fake news works someone post something and now it is news!
City Attorney (928) 204-7200

By: Richard D.

Richard D. — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:37:04 +0000

Because it’s true that enforcing the no-vacation rentals in single-family residential neighborhoods was still legal at the time the state made it a law to allow them, my recollection is the Sedona City Attorney (Mike Goimarac) appealed the case and prevailed. At any rate, why bring up the way it was, and legitimately back then, something that existed in 2006. It’s been changed and Sedona is in compliance with State law, at least on this issue. Too bad about the many other questionable practices that are constantly being challenged at the present time. Perhaps the biggest thorn is the millions of dollars issued by contract to the “regional” Chamber of Commerce. Now that might be something for your Christina Sandefur to crow about @Clarkson.

By: George

George — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:02:01 +0000

OK what amount of that budget now and years past gone to this lawsuit? Mayor and Council let’s hear the numbers here. I never heard about this. Why wasn’t it presented at Council meetings? Where’s transparency?

By: Clarkson

Clarkson — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 15:02:24 +0000

Friend Hector found this on the web and author’s name is below. He received it as a forward and doesn’t know where or when it was printed. Take it for what’s it worth to you.

(Forward) Just six years ago, Arizonans enacted one of the nation’s strongest protections for property rights. That measure is Proposition 207, and it says the government must compensate you when regulations reduce your property value.

But that protection is under attack. Now that the state and cities can’t pass the buck to individuals and families, governments are realizing just how expensive their regulations can be. So it is unsurprising that they’re doing their best to avoid paying the high price.

The latest attempt comes from Sedona, which made it a crime to rent residential property for fewer than 30 days, and the city defines “rent” very broadly. This means property owners are subject to punishments of up to 6 months in jail and/or a $2,500 fine for engaging in a wide range of activities, including purchasing a time share, contracting for home improvements, and even hiring a babysitter!

Attempting to avoid Prop 207 liability, the city of Sedona tried to masquerade the ordinance as a “health and safety” regulation, which is exempted from Prop 207. But the court of appeals saw through the façade and ruled that the city can’t avoid Prop 207 by merely claiming to advance public health without offering any evidence that the regulation actually does so.

On the taxpayers’ dime, Sedona is challenging that decision in the Arizona Supreme Court. The Goldwater Institute, which has long defended property owners from government attempts to dilute or evade Prop. 207, is supporting Sedona property owners in that case. In 2006, Arizonans demanded genuine protections for their property. Cities should stop wasting taxpayer resources trying to skirt the rules and start respecting their citizens’ rights.

AUTHOR

Christina Sandefur

By: steve Segner

steve Segner — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:00:06 +0000

Clarkson says:
March 23, 2018 at 9:40 am
Sir, your city is being sued by the state for a law that disallows Air B&Bs.
no true…. just wrong ,, sedona is following the state law. Richard is correct.
Sedona will go after people that do not collect sales and bed tax as they should .

By: Richard D.

Richard D. — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:24:50 +0000

@Clarkson, what are you talking about? Sedona repealed their ordinance regarding restrictions to residential vacation rentals after the State passed the law to make them legal. Unless those property owners unaffiliated with management companies such as Airbnb don’t register with the city, it’s difficult to track them but the city is going to hire a firm to do so in order to enforce appropriate registration and collection of taxes as required under that new State Law. Suggest you do better research prior to making inaccurate accusations.