SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock, examines the 2013 May performance of the Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (June 5, 2013) – After the Sedona City Council’s Pre & Regular Meetings (3:00 PM & 4:30 PM respectively) on May 28, followed by a Special Meeting at 3:00 PM on the 29th, the final curtain (minus fanfare for an encore) came to rest, concluding the May performances in City... 

Sedona Arizona Sedona AZ (June 3, 2013) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, the following form letter is being distributed by the Lodging Council so business owners and employees may send a message to the Sedona City Council via the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in favor of increasing city sales and bed taxes: The ‘more taxes’ Form Letter the Lodging Council is getting business owners... 

SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (May 22, 2013) – Sedona’s fabulous sunset for the month of May 2013 will take its final bow in just a few short days. As we turn a calendar page to a new month, will it be viewed with anticipation of happy events or the pervasive doom and gloom that is so prevalent in ongoing daily news sensationalism? So rarely is anything pleasant headlined... 

  SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock, questions the decision-making process to spend on wish lists and not address the “broken” in the city Sedona AZ (April 22, 2013) – A curious idiom it is: “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” As are many things, determination of whether something is “broke” or not is subjective. In the case of Sedona and the ongoing tug of... 

SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock on the Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (March 12, 2013) – Sedona City Hall remains abuzz with Pre, Regular, and Special City Council Meetings. Current order of business included a “special” meeting on March 7 with yet another two on tap. One is slated for March 13 to discuss the future of the Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park and then on March 14 there... 

SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (February 20, 2013) – Is it possible that a touch of old Sedona (pre-incorporation) still exists? Such might be the case whereby the supporters of the Amitabha Stupa, a 36-foot tall Buddhist prayer structure and related Peace Park located on 14 acres west of Andante Drive and north of Pueblo Drive in west Sedona, have averted financial obstacles... 

Sedona Marathon event held February 2, 2013 Sedona AZ (February 2, 2013) – This morning, a record number of participants raced through the beautiful red rocks for the 8th Annual Sedona Marathon. Last year’s winner, Brian Tinder of Flagstaff, Arizona, took an early lead and finished the Sedona Marathon in first place with a time of 2:49:21, setting a new course record. Gary Krugger from... 

2012 Sedona Marathon runners Sedona AZ (January 11, 2013)  – On Saturday, February 2, 2013, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, along with the entire Sedona area, will welcome thousands of runners, their families and friends for a weekend of fierce competition and neighborly camaraderie. Record numbers of registrants will participate in the 5K, 10K, Half or Full Marathon races which will take... 

Sedona AZ (October 10, 2012) – On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Al Slusser will walk through Sedona as part of his Arizona Walk, a 500 mile walk from the Utah-Arizona border north of Page, Arizona south to Nogales, Arizona at the Arizona-Mexico border. The purpose of this walk is to bring awareness to poverty in Arizona and encourage food and fund donations to restock Arizona food banks for... 

Sedona AZ (September 24, 2012) – A Sedona city taxpayer writes an open letter to the City of Sedona government and Council: Dear Mayor Adams, Vice Mayor DiNunzio and City Councilors: Subject: Sept. 25rd Agenda Item 9a, Unaudited Fiscal Year-end 2011-2012 Activity I am looking at the City’s RESERVES (Fund Balance) bar chart which shows estimated reserves of a little over $41 million. If...