J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (June 14, 2011)- In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona Arizona resident J. Rick Normand takes the Sedona City Council and Mayor to task for failing to see the economic handwriting on the wall:  “Dear Mayor and Sedona City Council, Sedona, Arizona has completely and utterly defaulted the world of festival tourism structured as signature experiences to... 

Sedona AZ (June 22, 2011)-The members of the Rotary Club of Sedona and the Rotary Club of Sedona Red Rocks welcomed five business professional guests from Taiwan this week. Team members participating in the Rotary Group Study Exchange Program are visiting Rotary communities throughout Arizona during the month of June. During the Sedona Rotary visit, team members will tour the new Performing... 

J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (April 25, 2011) – That Home You Bought In 1979 Has Lost 8.5% Of Its Inflation-Adjusted Value by Gus Lubin of Business Insider submitted by J.Rick Normand: Home values have already collapsed to 2003 levels. But an even more grim picture comes when you adjust for inflation. That home you bought in 1979 has lost 8.5% of its inflation-adjusted value. From Chart Of The... 

Sedona AZ (February 25, 2011) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, J. Rick Normand of Sedona asks that the following chart be shared with readers:  Read More →

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–The City of Sedona council recently approved a resolution in December 2010 to allow sidewalk dining on public sidewalks and City rights-of-way. Various business establishments had approached the City about expanding potential uses of public sidewalks and rights-of-way for outdoor dining experiences whereby residents and tourists would be able to have an outdoor dining experience and... 

Sedona AZ (January 1, 2011) – Sedona resident J. Rick Normand submits the following share for readers and writes, “Dear SedonaEye.com Editor: Best New Year’s Predictions for 2011: If any of these come true, we’ll know it first in Sedona!”   The Only 2011 Forecast With A Bizarro Chance Of Getting It All Correct  by Tyler Durden on 12/31/2010 12:04... 

Sedona AZ (October 25, 2010) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona Arizona resident J. Rick Normand asks the newly seated Sedona City Council to address declining tourism and its financial impact: Well, the old Council didn’t get it…does the new Council? Here is why tourism is still declining:  Millions Of Unemployed Americans Now Live As Paupers Even As Foreign... 

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Sedona AZ (October 11, 2010)–On Tuesday, September 28, 2010, the Sedona City Council approved a contract with Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS) for third-party sales tax collections on behalf of the City.    As a result, effective with tax payments due from February 20, 2011 forward, the City of Sedona’s portion of the sales taxes due will be processed by RDS.  Only the state and county...