The park was designed to keep children safe by having zero-depth water accumulation. The 1,900 square foot splash park is spacious, and features eight ground sprays and five above-ground spray features that are all timer activated.

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30 July 2013 9:40 PM

@ E. Maddock
Thank You for the correction of the month. I misread July for June.

$269,000.00 to build the Splash Park, 330,000 gallons a month of non-recycled water just flushed down the drain. All to have the July focus being that of sprinklers on the lawn?!?!? ….and over the top, the City is going to “rent” the Slip and Slide?

All that for an age demographic that encompasses a mere 3% of the 10,000 people that reside in Sedona?

Meanwhile, Sedona homeowners can look forward to increased sewer fees.

I guess its true, in order for the City to keep collecting money they must spend it all in order to justify their collecting more.

Seems to be more and more justification for a No vote on Home Rule.

What I do read are comments from concerned people. And rightfully so when Asst. City Mgr. Karen Daines has gone on record that “projects without dedicated revenue streams, including most sidewalk, drainage, and public safety projects, must all compete for a finite amount of General Fund resources.” And at the same time Rachel Murdoch has gone on record to question why anyone would question her recommendations and/or decisions? Why does she and her Parks & Recreation have ample dedicated funding when “public safety projects” do not?

For Parks & Recreation to now open up the sprinklers on the grass for the pleasure of children after Ms. Murdoch’s lavish $270,000 recommendation is installed adds insult to injury. While people on fixed incomes are being asked to carry a large portion of the financial burden to accommodate carte blanche funding for the likes of the Chamber of Commerce, Parks & Recreation, and other unaccountable give-away programs standing in line for $$$$? Well, who is it that’s really being hateful by denying basic safety features for the entire community, including tourists, to favor the new generation of gimme, gimme, gimme? More than one well will run dry unless we have a new mayor and city council members who step off cloud nine and return to reality.

Of course thanks to Rachel Murdoch the little children of Sedona no longer have an Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Bunny, Christmas Trees, or Santa Claus for that matter since there will no longer be Christmas Stockings hung at the fireplace for Santa to leave Christmas Gifts because Ms. Murdoch doesn’t think it’s politically correct and she is above reproach. And just who is the hateful one here? Not I. Not others who consider this Splash Pad an excessive expenditure. And certainly not the little children who will probably have more fun running on the soft grass than a few seconds of sprayed water on a concrete surface.

There still shade trees there… Saw families sit tinting under them Eddie.. Maybe turn your EYE on the joy created

best yet yours and mostly the sales tax from tourists payed for it.. Can’t imagine the money I spend on groceries, gas and such adds up to much revenue for the town.

“City of Sedona Government
WET WEDNESDAYS

July is National Parks and Recreation month, and to celebrate this occasion, your local Sedona Parks and Recreation Department is happy to provide Wet Wednesdays.

For the entire month of July, all Wednesdays will be wet at the park. Join your friends on the grass field at Sunset Park, 655 Sunset Drive, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to run and play on the green grass with the sprinklers turned on and a thirty-foot dual lane, inflatable slip n’ slide! New this year is the Splash Park and covered playground.

Nothing feels as good as cool water on a hot day. Pack a picnic, play on the playground, run in the water, or relax under a shade tree. We want you to enjoy an afternoon at your local community park.

Once the sprinklers turn off at 1 p.m., it is time to head to the Sedona Community Pool for Recreation swim. It is only $2 for children and $3 for adults and is open from 1p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The pool is located at 570 Posse Ground Road behind West Sedona School.

Let’s all enjoy National Parks and Recreation month by taking part in Wet Wednesdays on the 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 of July. ”

“Relax under a shade tree.” Oops, how quickly they forgot that the largest shade tree was chopped down for the 1,900 square-foot splash pad which cost $269,000 and and also created the need for a new shade cover at the adjacent older kid’s playground. Also Ms. Rachel Murdoch who according to her own words calls all shots within Parks & Rec without question estimates monthly water usage for the “pad” to be 330,000 gallons! Yep, folks, that’s per month!

BUT THE FEATURED EVENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY IS RUNNING THROUGH SPRINKLERS ON THE LAWN.

I’ve had a totally different experience than you…

Every time I ride my bike down there I see 10 -20 happy little kids running around between the playground and then the splash pad.. Pure joy for those little ones!!

I think you hated has jaded you and you only see what you want to see