As for Sandra Moriarity and her vying for mayor, we already know she served as a member and possibly “Chair” of the former Housing Commission and is one of the hot shots on the annual wine festival at the airport. She is constantly at council meetings, and noticeably has a close relationship with Jessica Williamson (also involved in the housing ADU promotion while on city staff.) Sandra has been very vocal about supporting the Chamber of Commerce with the marketing contract. Her election alone will assure continuation of the tax/spend policy that simply must be put on hold.

How to do it? The only solution at this stage is put a halt on freedom to spend, spend, spend. VOTE NO ON HOME RULE. Let’s please give it a try for the next four years. What do we have to lose? It’s all being snatched from us as those who serve only their own special interests continue to call the shots without concern for local businesses and residents.

NO, NO, NO On Home Rule. Four years of pulling in the spending reins just might send a long overdue message.

PROBABLY? Stay home. Be a volunteer. Do no harm. What possible knowledge could you bring to Council with your background? You weren’t raised in a democratic country and you do not know or understand how one works. God Save US in Sedona because Angela would be queen. Haven’t the voters told you enough times that you don’t represent them? Hasn’t DORR made it clear?

Good reminder, Bobbie et al.

@Jerry, Sedona City Limits is just so correct in his definition/description of you.

I’ve yet to hear you say anything that actually benefits Sedona……..aside from your personal wishes. You lost on the 89A ownership issues (Even while you misused your position in DORR); you lost on your State election run…and Please don’t take up our time with your third personal wants and wanting to be on our council.

We need people who actually can look at the middle ground instead of their leftist propaganda stances.

It is a well know fact that I opposed ownership of Hwy 89A due to not having a plan, design cost, construction cost or a dedicated revenue stream.

All other issues you will need to take up with Let the People Vote on 89A as I am not on their committee.

It does seems strange that you are so upset with LTPV when one of your Ads listed that if we do not own the road West Sedona will look like South Phoenix. So I think it is an endless and pointless argument over what side had the most factual information or what side used the most scare tactics. I also disagree with this being the worse election. Last election included much mud slinging, inaccurate financial information and false allegations of breaking the law.

While I have a long history of community service I have never served on City Council. I also know the more you serve and volunteer the more you know that while you disagree on one community issue you will find yourself working together on another issue. I guess this is why I have had the pleasure of working with a diverse group of community leaders from many different viewpoints and opinions on what is best for Sedona.

I hope to have the pleasure of working with you in the future as I am sure another community issue will arise that we both find common ground on and are afforded an opportunity to get to know each other better than publicly posted letters.

Respectfully,

Bobbie Surber

LTPV said the lights were IDSA compliant. You forgot about the part where the only thing that was DSC was the head. The system was not, the LPS bulbs are not, and the total system (which IDSA never rates) will increase the glow of Sedona by 14%.

You scared people into thinking that if Sedona owned the road that Sedona could not fix the drainage. You forgot the part where the dollars for the road could not be used by the city and the city funds could not be used for the road. How convenient. You also neglected to report, like the RRN did (big surprise) that there are three components to the flooding issue, the biggest one is encroachment of the arroyos by private property owners, which the city has no authority to address. Slip of the ole brain Bobbie? Or does the fear tactic work for you better, yes it did.

Did you ever stop and do the numbers on the $10.6 million that Sedona was going to get? Did you ever once look at the finances? Do you know HOW to look at finances? Did you ever run the REAL numbers that showed that the city could have done $6 million in upgrades which INCLUDED 15 years maintenance on the road and still had enough reserve at 2.5% interest to mill and replace the pavement in 2027 allowing the road to be good until 2042? Is that an OOPSEY Bobbie?

The fact that you once sat on the council with such a lack of understanding of facts and financial data is the scariest thing of all. Duping the people in this town to buying off on a pack of piecemeal statements that were built into one of the biggest scare campaigns that I have seen in some time has only been outdone by one entity, the White House? Are you in training for a job there?

It is truly unfortunate that you have elected to continue to make unfounded allegations against your fellow residents. And yes, this is the same as the last election. Candidates made false allegations in the last election all in an attempt to further their political agenda. And now it would seem that VOC is following the same political strategy.

Personally I believe when a committee or candidate has to reach for such forced drama and unfounded allegations of breaking the law they have tipped their hand that they are not as sure of their message and their ability to convince the voters as they would like us to believe. How sad and I hope the voters are as weary as I am of such nonsense.

I think it speaks highly of LTPVON89A that despite missing campaign collateral, despite the name calling they have stayed to the high road and understand after this is over we all have to live together in the same very small community.

Lin, look to the past leaders including such diverse political opinions as former mayors Dick Ellis and Pud Colquitt. Both stick with the facts, never roll in the mud and understand that while they may disagree on one community issue they will be in agreement on another issue. Simply stated, Ellis and Colquitt do not burn bridges and work to preserve the honor and integrity of all concerned citizens.

I would think your job is to present your case and allow the voters to decide not argue with anyone that has a different view than you. Let’s just give all of this a rest knowing we will have the election results very soon.

Thanks,

Bobbie

Sheri, All you and your comrades talk about is “we can’t afford it!” You’re the ones elevating four night-time fatalities in a 6-year period above 100 crashes a year! My remark about jaywalking in the dark was meant to ferret out, by humor, the illogic of your wanting safety ONLY AT NIGHT.

You’re on the team that published a picture of a teddy bear and cross, indicating a child’s death, on the road. Yes, that would be tragic. That’s why we need some daytime safety measures, which ADOT has up till now refused to consider.

I do not understand how you can cry We can’t afford it, when lives of children, seniors, disabled, and the rest of us, including three intoxicated jaywalkers and one senior jaywalker are all at stake. Can you not see the need for crosswalks?

ADOT offered an ultimatum. Take the road or get lights and nothing else. Do you and your team “divine” ADOT doesn’t know its own mind and will be lured back into starting the safety discussions from the beginning?

Please explain.