Sedona AZ (June 24, 2013) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, a Sedona resident writes: Dear Editor, Best not be fooled by the Mayor’s statement in the recent Community Connection newsletter that “the city has enjoyed operating surpluses for the last four years.”  The General Fund operating reserves comprise approximately one-third of the city’s entire budget.... 

ACC Commissioner Bob Burns Sedona AZ (June 22, 2013) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona resident and Arizona taxpayer and APS ratepayer Warren Woodward writes an open letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission, a publicly elected regulatory body legally mandated to protect Arizona ratepayers from APS abuses of power, “Throughout this whole “smart” meter fiasco APS’s... 

Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Nancy Baer of Sedona Smart Meter Awareness (SSMA) discusses the outcome of the June 19, 2013, Sedona City Council Special Workshop meeting: Sedona City Council supports community-wide Smart Meter Opt Out On Wednesday, June 19, the Sedona City Council held a Special Workshop to direct staff’s next steps regarding APS’ plan... 

Sedona Smart Meter Awareness Sedona AZ (June 17, 2013) – On Wednesday, June 19, in Sedona City Council Chambers at 5:00 in the evening, Sedona Smart Meter Awareness and APS will make presentations regarding the utility’s plan to remove Sedona analog meters and replace them with smart meters this year or next. Based on two years of research and study, SSMA is recommending that Sedona local elected... 

Submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (June 14, 2013) – Since 2011, City of Sedona staff and members of the Citizens Steering Committee for the Community Plan Update have been working with the citizens of Sedona to gather thoughts, opinions, ideas, and opportunities for the update of the City’s Community Plan. This process called “Imagine Sedona: 2020 and Beyond” begins a draft review... 

SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock, questions the lack of response to citizens smart meter concerns in an open letter to the Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (June 12, 2013) – Switching hats from SedonaEye.com columnist to City of Sedona taxpaying resident, Eddie S. Maddock, writes an open letter to members of the Sedona City Council: Watching and listening to Nancy Baer present her ongoing... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2013) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona resident Henry Twombly writes: The City continues to mismanage our funds. Sedona’s bond rating has been downgraded twice under our current mayor from A++ to A-. The Council has reneged on the original promise of subsidizing the waste-water plant by 46%, and next month will raise WW fees for the fourth time. Since... 

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 keeps an Eye Q on the Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (April 3, 2013) – SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock, spent five hours reviewing City of Sedona Council meeting recordings to bring you this in-depth look at its elected city officials quotes, quips and quirks in her Eye on Sedona column:  Let’s label this PART ONE: Special Pre-City...