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Eddie Maddock: Sedona Waste Not, Want Not
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock discusses Sedona Sustainability and Home Rule and encourages city voters to sustain the voice of their power by voting August 2, 2022 in the Primary.
Sedona AZ – Recently there’s been considerable discussion and emphasis placed on the subject of “sustainability” which is not a new concept. For example, is anyone still around who might...
City of Sedona seeks residents for Expenditure Limitation Options group
Sedona AZ city view 2015
Sedona AZ – The city of Sedona invites interested residents to apply to participate in a work group to explore the city’s expenditure limitation options in advance of the November 2020 election.
As background, every Arizona city or town has a state-imposed expenditure limitation, or a cap on spending, unless voters approve a separate expenditure limitation. The most...
Sedona Council and Chamber Election Lies
Sedona AZ (August 26, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
City of Sedona Council and its affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce is under scrutiny by the state of Arizona and its angry residents.
This is the story of lies by commission or omission with a love for wanton ignorance. It has created a sad atmosphere for our little city. Do you want the future of Sedona...
Red Rock News Editorials and Poll Sparks Outrage
Sedona AZ (August 26, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
In this highly contentious August 28 election, polls differ on the outcome on Home Rule. Vote No on Home Rule polls show 2/3 of voters want Sedona City Council to stop funding Chamber salaries and marketing operations and reexamine City Hall policies.
I am outraged by SRRN’s most recent editorial (8/22/18)...
Sedona Election Polling
Sedona AZ (August 26, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
The Red Rock News August 22nd front page gave us the results of their poll (amateurs not professional pollsters) for the August 28th election. By contrast as concerns the Home Rule issue, The Arizona Liberty organization finds that instead of a News prediction of 85.2% favoring Home Rule, some 2/3rds do not....
Sedona Voter Says Stop
Sedona AZ (August 17, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
1. VOTE NO on $49.5 million Home Rule budget, including $149,000 budget for a ” sustainability ” czar.
2. VOTE YES on $36 million Permanent Base Adjustment (PBA), with NO CUTS for city services nor support to non-profits.
3. STOP “giving” $2.5 million to the Sedona Chamber of Commerce,...
J. Rick Normand: Sedona Mayor on Tourism Ad Dollars Unnecessary – Part Two
J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in the second of his two-part Op-Ed series.
Sedona AZ (August 10, 2018) – Thanks to the decade long influence peddling to the last several Sedona City Councils by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the Sedona Lodging Council, the effective design and implementation of a successful and sustainable resort town...
Breaking News: Sedona Settles Permanent Base Adjustment Lawsuit – It’s on November Ballot
Sedona AZ (August 9, 2018) – The Permanent Base Adjustment will be on the November 6, 2018 ballot.
On August 3, Arizona Liberty, a local Sedona political action committee, filed a lawsuit in Yavapai County Superior Court against the City of Sedona for illegally invalidating its citizens’ initiative to place a Permanent Base Adjustment on the November 6, 2018 ballot.
“Yesterday, at the request...
Sedona City Traffic Plan: Run Roads Through Our Neighborhoods for Tourists
Sedona AZ (August 4, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
No on Home Rule!
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward
Sedona, Arizona ~ August 4, 2018
Someone asked me how I was voting in Sedona and why. Because everyone is entitled to my opinion, below is my response.
No on Home Rule will force the City to prioritize spending — finally! Notice that the people...
J. Rick Normand: Sedona Mayor on Tourism Ad Dollars Unnecessary
J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in his two-part Op-Ed series
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act!- George Orwell
Have you seen the Chamber’s new signs? “Let’s Fix Traffic…Vote Yes on Visitors Rule!” (..over us, that is?)
OK, the signs actually say “Vote Yes on Home Rule,” but Home Rule enables...