Comments on: Sedona Taxpayers Face Three Possible GO or NO GO Bonds and or Property Tax, Part II

By: Boo Bissell, Reno

Boo Bissell, Reno — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 02:09:51 +0000

There was a rear-ended car accident at the 179 and 17 exit, a hit and run. We didn’t see it but heard about it. An accident along 17, 179 or coming in from Cottonwood-Page Springs-Flagstaff and that’s it for the day. We’re all sick and tired of traffic sitting and polluting Sedona air!!!!!!My parents are sick and tired of it but won’t say publicly. They’re in a valley pocket and it’s bad. Let’s get some air quality studies going. All you smell is gas exhaust instead of mesquite and sage. Riding bikes not safe, hiking not safe. Where’s KSB position on this outrageous land development and Sedona strip mall lifestyle? Sedona Fire Dept. you’re rock stars but we don’t want Sedona developed for commercial reasons but for beauty and serenity reasons. My parents haven’t made their minds up on the bonds because if it means more tourists it means destruction of the red rocks and healthy lives.

By: Amen to Give Us A Break

Amen to Give Us A Break — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:30:18 +0000

Especially about the part for the city to increase sales tax and/or impose a city property tax. How about for “them” to stop spending millions that benefit only a select few – meaning ALL of the non-profit special interests that the majority of us are forced to contribute to without benefit. Why should we be paying for movies we don’t attend, concerts we don’t attend, amateur theatrics we do not attend, parks we don’t use, and the list goes on, and on, and on. Those projects should be funded by those that use and enjoy them – period! Without incorporation that’s the way it was. And now – sure, no money for adequate infrastructure and that should have come first.

No excuses here. It’s been careless giveaways for unnecessary fluff at an expense to all – especially the residents since we cannot even safely enter our two state highways anymore without risk of getting killed. Some planning – by a bunch of idiots that star gaze because they are romanced and flattered by the schmoozers that continue to convince them how special they are while at the same time depleting off city coffers at a great expense to everyone – and that includes tourists as well.

How about they lobby for an in crease to our Social Security Benefits? That’s a fund, as was mentioned, we were mandated to contribute to only to be ripped off. Reevaluate your give-away policies – NOW!

By: Marge

Marge — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:46:21 +0000

But a huge part of the problem is Sedona has fallen under the control of just a select group. The same ones who now make decisions under the guise of Citizens Engagement Committees with little to no transparency. And the council caters to the minority. How many legitimate Sedona city residents attend all of the city government functions? Support the Red Earth Theatre? Half the population? 5,000? Doubt that. They get maybe a few hundred and yet that’s where most of the tax dollars go. How many tourists come to Sedona to play pickle ball? It’s a controlling handful of locals both inside and outside city limits. And the city council goes along with it. Time for a recall.

By: Tony T

Tony T — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:44:31 +0000

I few years ago I had an argument on the ballot against home rule. Home rule passed in spite of my argument.

The current proposed spending is almost twice what would be allowed if Home Rule had not passed and we were under state limitations.

It will take more than writing on the Sedona Eye and ballot arguments, you have to spend the time and talk to every voter you meet.

Home Rule just sounds so right, even though it is not when abused is it apparently is now in Sedona. Like the Affordable Care Act, (Obama Care) that has raised medical insurance premiums 250% over a few years.

By: WSR

WSR — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:26:41 +0000

@bravo mr Twombly

Henry Twomblly congrats..

You have the adulation of the lady who posts 10-15 times a day using different fake names….. She enjoys your brand of FICTION…….You have similar writing styles..

By: Bravo, Mr. Twombly!

Bravo, Mr. Twombly! — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:58:00 +0000

Thank you for this eye opening revelation. Of course, had more people taken time to vote AGAINST Home Rule at least the hands of those in control would have been tied to a certain extent.

The discussion about a bridge at Red Rock Crossing becomes relatively moot when considering the area under consideration is NOT within Sedona City Limits. That is also true of the acreage the city owns at the wastewater treatment plant. Those perhaps are the only two defining examples that are proof the city really does NOT control the destiny of incorporated Sedona beyond City Limits. And that’s a good thing. Otherwise just imagine the extent and money they could divert for more parks and other frivolous projects in the name of “art” that cannot possibly be justified as anything more than vast luxuries for a handful of special interest individuals who maintain selective treatment from our elected officials.

Quite possibly your most revealing truth, Mr. Twombly, is in the following quote:

“The long and the short of it is that the City is reneging on its promise of subsidies, discriminating against and sticking 60% of us residents with all the WW costs, so it can use these funds for the Chamber’s product development and other Wizard-generated endeavors.”