Sedona AZ–The City of Sedona Public Works Department, City Maintenance Division has created a Block Party Permit allowing use of the public right-of-way by City residents. The process allows residents to plan their Block Party using the guidelines, procedures and conditions of approval, provided as part of the permit packet, which may be obtained from the City Website, www.sedonaaz.gov under... 

Eddie S. Maddock, Contributing Writer Sedona Eye Yes, I was in attendance the afternoon of March 23, 2011, at the unprecedented event for activation, by submission of approximately 1,399 Sedona residents’ signatures, for a Referendum to challenge the already much publicized approval by the Sedona City Council to accept the ADOT route transfer of the remainder of SR89A within the city limits. Coincidentally... 

What does the SR 89A Transfer mean to you? On February 22, 2011, the City Council voted to approve the ADOT transfer of SR 89A in exchange for a $15.5 million package of $10.6 million in cash and $4.9 million in projects including road paving, bicycle lane striping, and a signalized intersection at Andante Drive. Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell     What does this mean to us financially in... 

Sedona, Arizona (March 16 2011) – After organizing and pulling petition papers in very short order, the citizens of “Let the People Vote on 89A” filed papers Monday morning with Yavapai Superior Court requesting an official determination of the filing date for referendum petitions.  Since the Sedona City Council vote to take back a five-mile stretch of the SR 89A highway in February 2011,... 

Sedona AZ–On March 22, 2011, the Sedona City Council reappointed Rod Abbott and Roberta Kinion, to serve on the Arts & Culture Commission, and also appointed Eduard Uzumeckis.  The Arts and Culture Commission acts as an advocate and resource for arts and cultural opportunities on behalf of residents, businesses, and visitors of Sedona.  They recommend policy to the City Council on arts... 

Sedona AZ (March 7 2011) – This is a Sedona Times Publishing and SedonaEye.com breaking news alert! A grass roots group of Sedona residents and business owners have organized to oppose Sedona City Council’s 4-3 vote passed by Council on February 22, 2011 when the City decided to take ownership of SR 89A through a Route Transfer Agreement between the State and the City. Let The People... 

Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell Sedona AZ–I voted in favor of the route transfer of 89A in West Sedona after 4 years of involvement  with the issue of 89A safety and ADOT’s proposed solution of continuous roadway lighting. It was one of the issues that motivated me to run for City Council. When ADOT proposed 76 lights in June 2007, the community was aghast at the idea of continuous roadway... 

City of Sedona Mayor Rob Adams Sedona AZ (March 1, 2011) – After over three years of contentious debate, the decision regarding the fate of SR 89A has been made. By a vote of 4 to 3, the Sedona City Council has chosen to take ownership of 4.95 miles of a State highway, SR 89A. Some citizens are celebrating this choice, others are vowing to initiate recalls, referendums and injunctions. I say... 

Sedona AZ (February 27, 2011) – In an open letter to City of Sedona Councilman Mark DiNunzio and SedonaEye.com, Sedona resident J. Rick Normand writes: Councilor Mark DiNunzio and I are friends. I always enjoy talking and meeting with him and I always respect his opinion. He is a learned man who thinks well. On most issues we agree, however, we went different directions on the SR89A turn-back... 

Sedona AZ (February 22, 2011) – Many of us are now living through unusual financial circumstances for the first time. Times that were not so unusual for our parents and grandparents who dealt with scarcity and lived within their means during the great depression all those years ago. Certainly our 22-year-old City is experiencing something significantly different from the continuous growth and...