Sedona AZ (January 24, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: I was both amused and horrified to read the City Council’s wishlist. I was amused by the variety of unnecessary projects that would cause senseless discretionary spending. Some of my favorites were website enhancement, wireless master plan and broadband, a central meeting place and the ulitmate one –... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (January 21, 2015) – A Special Meeting of the newly elected Sedona City Council was greeted head on with enthusiasm and occasional bickering, requiring gentle “reigning in” by Mayor Sandy Moriarty. The meeting was for the purpose of updating the Council Priority List, set in motion during a previous meeting held on December 5 of last year. During... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (December 10, 2014) – Yes, indeed, the first official Regular Meeting of the newly seated City Council set sail for a smooth journey commencing promptly at 4:30 in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 9, 2014. The consent agenda was approved, with one item pulled for discussion by Councilman John Martinez. He questioned the appointment of Construction... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock provides citizens with a recap of the November 25 Sedona City Council meeting Sedona AZ (November 28, 2014) – Here is a recap of the Sedona City Council meeting held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014: In addition to a personal version of Sedona’s Vision Statement by outgoing Mayor Rob Adams, which amounted to a lambasting of all who dared to entertain a... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (October 28, 2014) – Writing as a City of Sedona taxpayer and registered city voter, Eddie Maddock addresses Sedona Council members: Anticipating your reaction of “Oh, it’s HER again” isn’t reason enough for me to decline making this contact. Reading the agenda for the Council Meeting on Wednesday, October 29, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (October 16, 2014) – At the October 28, 2014, the City of Sedona placed on its council agenda the revision of its City Code to allow alcohol on City property. The council discussion will involve what city locations are appropriate to allow the consumption and sale of alcohol, if any, as well as the required permitting process for applicants. The... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (October 15, 2014) – How often does it happen that not long after people move to Sedona, when the novelty appears to wear off, they seem to revert to times and places from their past? Continually, we hear comments such as: “They do it this way in (for example) Scottsdale, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, San Diego, or maybe Aspen” to mention a few.... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (September 8, 2014) – “When tempers and fury rage, frequently, logic seems to prefer to go on sabbatical. When folks who have disagreed on past issues and decisions have the maturity and good sense to combine their collective thinking in a sensible fashion, so as to unite and defend a measure for the right reason, at the conclusion what’s... 

Article submitted by the City of Sedona and written by City Councilwoman Jessica Williamson Sedona AZ (August 28, 2014) – I talk with people a lot about current Sedona issues. I’ve noticed that when I’m talking with someone who’s lived in Sedona for a while they often start their side of the conversation by relating something that happened three or five or ten years ago. We go from the... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: From: Eddie Maddock Date: 6/11/2014 9:49:22 AM To: Mike Ward Cc: radams@ci.sedona.az.us; MDinunzio@ci.sedona.az.us; blitrell@aol.com; DMcIlroy@ci.sedona.az.us; Jessica Williamson; JMartinez@ci.sedona.az.us Subject: THANK YOU Sedona City Councilman Mike Ward cast the only no vote to award the Sedona Chamber...