Sedona AZ (May 8, 2013) – by J. Rick Normand, Financial Columnist to the SedonaEye.com We all keep hearing the arguments from our City’s Council, with the exception of our Vice-Mayor, and from the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and City Staff that we need additional bed and sales taxes to pay for the unexpected costs of additional destination traveler marketing and the implied possibility of... 

Sedona AZ (May 8, 2013) – Written by Charles Mosley, City of Sedona Public Works Director and City Engineer, the following SedonaEye.com article was submitted by the City of Sedona government: Why was the 27-acre Sedona Wetlands Preserve constructed? Many may be surprised to learn that the primary purpose of the Sedona Wetlands Preserve is not recreation. The wetlands were constructed as part... 

2013 Sedona Big Park School Bike Rodeo winners with Don Nelms, Sedona Farmers Insurance agent who donated four bikes to lucky winners, and the crew of helpers from Sedona Fire District and area bike shops SEDONA AZ (May 7, 2013) – Over 200 students from Big Park School in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona, participated in the annual school Bike Rodeo given by the Sedona Fire District... 

Sedona AZ (May 6, 2013) – When Miss Dorothy Philips, secretary to the president of a Texas oil company, decided to build her Sedona retirement home on Color Cove Road in the early 1950s, she was ahead of her time. She hired the Phoenix architecture firm Weaver & Drover and wrote letters instructing them on the design, materials and siting she desired on her six acre parcel. She would be... 

Cottonwood AZ (May 6, 2013) – Lane restrictions will be required on an eight-mile segment of Arizona State Route 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona beginning Monday, May 13, 2013, to allow crews to perform preventative maintenance on the roadway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Work will continue daily, Monday to Thursday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 21, 2013. The four-lane... 

Driver crashes car into Sedona fire station Friday night SEDONA AZ (May 6, 2013) – Shortly before midnight, Friday, May 3, 2013, Sedona Fire District (SFD) fire station #3 crews were alerted to the sound of a vehicle accident outside the fire station. The crew ran down the stairs and found a car had driven into its station’s fire apparatus bay. Like true professionals, the station crew immediately... 

City of Sedona Arizona Centennial quilt Sedona AZ (May 5, 2013) – Having wrapped up a popular year-long tour to critical acclaim, the Sedona Centennial Quilt will be warmly welcomed to its permanent home, the Sedona Heritage Museum on May 20, 2013, at one o’clock in the afternoon, during National Preservation Month. The public is invited. Old fans, new fans and potential fans of all ages... 

Photo left to right: Chef Greg Koss, Up the Creek Grill (Peoples Choice Award), and Chef Patrick Jochim, Steaks and Sticks Restaurant & Bar at Los Abrigados (Judges Award). Sedona AZ (May 4, 2013) – Saturday saw more than 1,000 chili enthusiasts flock to the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in beautiful Sedona, Arizona, to help determine the best chili in the area and to support the Rotary... 

J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (April 25, 2013) –  The following is an Open Letter to the City of Sedona Council and Sedona taxpayers and visitors written and submitted by J. Rick Normand, a Sedona resident: Dear Councilor(s), If your Budget Oversight Commission doesn’t know what the chart below is telling them about forecasting excise tax collections over the next couple of years, then I... 

Sedona Fire District 2013 yard waste clean-up event scheduled for May 17-19 SEDONA AZ (April 24, 2013) – The Sedona Fire District (SFD), U.S. Forest Service and BSE Rents are joining together to offer Sedona area residents an opportunity to dispose of yard waste and combustible vegetation prior to fire season. SFD Fire Station #4, located at 391 Forest Road in uptown Sedona, will be accepting yard...