Sedona AZ (March 7 2011) – This is a Sedona Times Publishing and SedonaEye.com breaking news alert! A grass roots group of Sedona residents and business owners have organized to oppose Sedona City Council’s 4-3 vote passed by Council on February 22, 2011 when the City decided to take ownership of SR 89A through a Route Transfer Agreement between the State and the City. Let The People... 

City of Sedona Mayor Rob Adams Sedona AZ (March 1, 2011) – After over three years of contentious debate, the decision regarding the fate of SR 89A has been made. By a vote of 4 to 3, the Sedona City Council has chosen to take ownership of 4.95 miles of a State highway, SR 89A. Some citizens are celebrating this choice, others are vowing to initiate recalls, referendums and injunctions. I say... 

Sedona AZ (February 27, 2011) – In an open letter to City of Sedona Councilman Mark DiNunzio and SedonaEye.com, Sedona resident J. Rick Normand writes: Councilor Mark DiNunzio and I are friends. I always enjoy talking and meeting with him and I always respect his opinion. He is a learned man who thinks well. On most issues we agree, however, we went different directions on the SR89A turn-back... 

Eddie S. Maddock, SedonaEye.com Columnist comments on questions raised about ADOT and the City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (February 18, 2011) – Considerable misinformation is flying around these days and J. Rick Normand’s educated opinion, as expressed in this and a different publication, is extremely forthright in qualifying that “Sedona MAY end up owning SR89A anyway.” (MAY... 

Sedona AZ (January 11, 2011) – In an open letter to the Sedona City Council, Eddie S. Maddock as a Sedona City resident writes:   Have you made a firm decision to conduct a professional poll, via telephone, regarding the proposed ADOT turn-back of SR W89A? If so, will the phone calls be made at random or will an attempt be made to reach incorporated Sedona’s entire population? If... 

City of Sedona Council members with Vice Mayor Cliff Hamilton (far right) Sedona AZ (December 25, 2010) – Trying to assess what people think about an issue or the “will of the people” is an essential component in making good City Council decisions. However, figuring out how to both gather that opinion and how to evaluate it are not easy tasks. Gathering public opinion is usually a hit and... 

Weeds in Hwy 179 Medians – North view – Exclusive SedonaEye.com Photo c2010 Sedona AZ (December 4, 2010) – In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a reader writes: I would like to reply to the comments of Mr. Kusner in his letter to the editor of November 23, 2010 “Response to Use of Herbicides on Red Rock Scenic Byway.” First, pesticide is a general term referring to any substance... 

Weeds in Arizona Hwy 179 Medians – North view – Exclusive SedonaEye.com Photo c2010 Sedona AZ (November 19, 2010) – Over a year ago, I became involved in the process of awarding the landscape maintenance bid for the highway because I realized most people were unaware of the extensive data on the health hazards of pesticides and wanted to share what I’d learned as a member of the... 

Sedona AZ (November 9, 2010) – Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch in Cornville, Arizona, invites the public to its first official “Fence to Fence” Scenic Highway 89A Litter Recovery and Recycling event. This event has been scheduled for two consecutive Saturday mornings, November 13 and 20, to clean up litter between Cottonwood (MP-355) and Sedona (MP-370). Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch has the contact... 

Bob and Cindy Snyder, owners of Cornville AZ Windmill Gardens Sedona AZ (November 2, 2010) – Home Depot, Cottonwood, Arizona, and Windmill Gardens in nearby Cornville, will continue supporting the retiring Road Warriors by providing products and assistance to fifteen ADOT Adopt-A-Highway Permittees and Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch. These groups have been aggressively cleaning Arizona Scenic Highway...