Comments on: Sedona Hires Citizens Engagement Coordinator

By: donna

donna — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 01:01:07 +0000

Thank you “Smells like” I had to look up what Agenda 21 was. This is what I got.

Those who follow Glenn Beck might be aware that Tuesday marks the release of his latest book, “Agenda 21,” the suspenseful and perhaps sobering tale of a futuristic America in which a UN-led program spawned an authoritarian state where individuals are stripped of all personal rights and freedoms.

By: Smells like

Smells like — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 02:47:38 +0000

Agenda 21

By: Pretty confused

Pretty confused — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:08:17 +0000

So, the City changed from having voluntary commissions overseen by a staff member, already on salary, to eliminating the commissions and then HIRING another staff person to serve as intermediary between residents and elected officials, having the effect of insulating councilors? AND it wants to raise bed taxes to DONATE to the Chamber that only represents 1/3 of the businesses in town? IMO we need transparency not more secrecy. This new “position” provides none of that. The decent residents of Sedona need to be participating more in their government. We cannot continue on this losing path and expect the city to be solvent.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:06:39 +0000

@ John Nolan – You are confused.
1) I would not accept payment.
2) Living here is NOT a privilege.
3) Most of the commissions should have been disbanded long ago. The issue was not whether they were “working” but whether they had relevance or were needed. Most were not needed nor did they have relevance.
4) The City, by finding a “solution” that costs money is hardly “outside the box”, especially when there are more pressing needs for the money. On the contrary, the City remains boxed in by its spendthrift mentality.
5) A “Citizens Engagement Coordinator” is neither “new” nor “innovative”. Yes, it is a new position at the City but the underlying theme as reflected in the position’s title and description is the same ol’/same ol’ one that residents need to be “educated” by the City.

By: John Nolan

John Nolan — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 16:05:54 +0000

The two of you guys wouldn’t be happy even if the City of Sedona PAID YOU for the privilege to live here.

It was so obvious that the commissions weren’t working so the city is looking outside the box to try something new and innovative. Give it a rest and give them a chance for God’s sake.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 05:49:40 +0000

This is incredible, stunning. The City can’t fix basic infrastructure but can hire someone for “outreach” and “engagement”. I do not want to be “reached”, and the engagement is off. City of Sedona, we aren’t getting married.

By: Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 04:08:04 +0000

Your tax dollars at work.

By: Grazina Wade Photography Exhibit

Grazina Wade Photography Exhibit — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:40:59 +0000

Starting October 4, 2013, the photography of Grazina Wade will be exhibited at Sedona City Hall. Grazina’s varied photographs capture the beauty of the southwest throughout Arizona and Utah. Images include the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Bryce Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, as well as Hawaii, England, and Lithuania.

Grazina was born and raised in Boston and later lived in Germany and New York. Her interest in photography started at an early age and she later enrolled into Tufts/Museum School. After being inspired by the works of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Steiglitz and Paul Strand, and Grazina pursued black and white photography of the New England landscape.

Years later while vacationing in Arizona, Grazina made her way to Canyon de Chelly, to see where Timothy O’Sullivan and Ansel Adams photographed the White House Ruins. Two weeks of exploring the desert, visiting Indian ruins, and experiencing the vastness changed her life. It was then that Grazina fell in love with the southwest. Several months later she moved to Sedona and has since spent her time photographing a surreal world that makes up the stark and colorful magnificence of our city.

Her work has been in gallery exhibitions in Boston, Connecticut, New York, Chicago, Sedona, and Lithuania. It is also in the collections of the Duxbury Art Complex Museum in Massachusetts, the Museum of Northern Arizona, and Vilnius University in Lithuania as well as some private Arizona collections.

The public is welcome to view this beautiful exhibit during regular City Hall hours from October 4 through December 30, 2013. For more information or to schedule an exclusive viewing, contact the Arts & Culture Division at 928-203-5078 or ArtsandCulture@SedonaAZ.gov.