Sedona AZ (June 15, 2011)-On June 14, 2011, the Sedona Arizona City Council voted to adopt the following position on the Red Rock Pass Fee Program in response to the U.S. Forest Service’s request for a formal position on the Program. Support the purpose of the Program, Recognize the benefits the program has provided to the Sedona area during the time this program has been in effect, Understands... 

Dear Mayor Adams and Honorable Members of Council, Regarding Friday’s 6/17/2011 ADOT meeting in Chinle: I understand that both John Halikowski (ADOT Director) and John McGee (ADOT Executive Director of Planning and Policy) directly addressed the fact that the Sedona City Council had not set a date for the Referendum. Basically their comments were as follow: ‘Sedona has asked us to keep... 

Sedona AZ (June 16. 2011)-The Sedona City Council recently appointed Roy Juda to the Sedona Parks and Recreation Commission.  He will finish an existing term that expires in December 2011 and serve an additional three-year term. Sedona commissioners serve as a communication link between citizens, the Parks and Recreation Department and the City Council.  They are responsible for supporting the... 

Sedona AZ (June 7, 2011)-The City of Sedona completed the certification of citizen signatures submitted during the SR89A Turnback petition process. The following is a quote from Sheri Graham, Chair of Let The People Vote on 89A, the citizens initiative organized in opposition to the Sedona City Council vote to go forward with the SR89A highway acquisition. The 1095 signatures certified by the citizens... 

  Mayor Adams Sedona AZ (June 8, 2011)–The City of Sedona Mayor Rob Adams will present the 2011 State of the City address on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sedona City Hall Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive in West Sedona. The public is encouraged to attend. In his first State of the City address, Mayor Adams will share Sedona’s accomplishments this year which sets the... 

Eddie S. Maddock, Sedona Eye Columnist Sedona AZ (June 2, 2011)-The opening paragraph of an article, “As Good as it Gets?” written by me on July 17, 2010 states:   “After the election and the new members of the Sedona City Council were sworn in and legally took their seats on the 25th of May, the revelry at City Hall was staggering.”   My ending paragraph:   “Let us all work toward... 

Michael Ward, Sedona City Councilor Sedona AZ (May 20, 2011)–On Friday, May 20, 2011, Sedona City Councilor Mike Ward attended the State Transportation Board meeting in Flagstaff. At their regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, the Sedona City Council approved that Ward attend to request ADOT delay any actions with respect to SR 89A Turnback until the conclusion of Sedona’s November... 

Sedona AZ (May 24 2011)–In January 2011, Sedona City Council’s Sustainability Commission held its first meeting. The commission is comprised of nine community volunteers who are enthusiastically dedicated to improving and sustaining our quality of life in Sedona. The mission of this commission is to “advise the City Council regarding policies, programs, regulations, and strategies that... 

I believe Sedonans have just been scammed by the organization called Let the People Vote (LTPV) on 89A! LTPV doesn’t seem to really care about letting the people vote. I attended the ADOT Board meeting May 20 where Councilor Mike Ward, on behalf of City Council, requested ADOT’s Board to extend the deadline on the 89A Route Transfer deal from June 30 until December 15 so the referendum... 

SOLAR PANELS AT THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT In these days of rising energy costs, if you are like I am, you are seeking ways to save money and be more efficient.  The City of Sedona is no different. The City expends approximately $160,000 per year powering the waste water treatment plant and the twenty waste water pumps that drive waste water and solids underground nine miles from the Chapel...