Dear Editor, A requirement of a City Council is to protect the safety of its citizens. For both daytime and nighttime safety issues to be addressed, the City must own West 89A. In November of 2007, after ADOT stated that it would install continuous roadway lighting (CRL) on West 89A, the Sedona City Council approved creation of the 89A Pedestrian Safety Advisory Panel (SP). Its purpose was to study... 

FLORENCE AZ – Trucking is big business here in Arizona and across the country. Huge eighteen-wheel trailers are continually rolling down our highways and byways delivering cargo from Maine to California. Have you ever wondered what exactly is in those trailer containers? Pinal County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) can help you find out.  The Pinal County LEPC is one of 15... 

Sedona AZ – The Yavapai County, Coconino County and Pinal County Public Health Departments are now accepting appointments for flu shots. In general, anyone who wants to reduce chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, certain people should get vaccinated each year either because they are at a high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care... 

Sedona Heritage Museum open daily! Sedona AZ (September 19, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host an old-fashioned dutch oven dinner on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at its Jordan Road museum. Professional award-winning dutch oven cook, Grant Smith, grandson of Oak Creek Canyon pioneers Lincoln and Addie Smith and son of Ira and Elsie Smith, will be serving sirloin tip roast with all... 

Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (September 13 2011) – More than 900 city and town officials, legislators, business leaders and guests from across the state gathered in Tucson, Arizona for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference which was held August 30-September 2, 2011 at the Marriott Starr Pass Resort.  Representing Sedona Arizona at the 2011 League conference were Sedona elected... 

Harley McGuire Well folks, the 8th day of September, 2011 turned out to be the day I met up again with Dr. Nary for some serious action. When Mom took me to my favorite park early in the morning I should have been suspicious. Only after we walked into the office of Vetra Nary and “they” snatched me up off the ground and whisked me away did the rat begin to stink. From there on I didn’t remember... 

Sedona AZ (September 12, 2011) – Fall is the perfect time to enjoy exercising outdoors so beginning September 15, 2011 adults can enjoy Cardio Tennis classes being offered at Posse Grounds Park through the Sedona Parks and Recreation Department. Not to be confused with tennis lessons, these are a high energy, fast paced, unique spin on the typical exercise class. USPTA Tennis Professional, Suzie... 

Joe Demme Dear Sedona Eye Editor,   At the September 6, 2011, meeting of the Sedona Fire Chief Selection Committee, no agenda item for public forum was provided. Apparently the Chairman does not think the public should have any input into the selection process.   He did, however, selectively and by name, choose particular attendees to speak and/or ask questions.  And though supposedly conducting... 

Sedona AZ – The City of Sedona, in response to inquiries related to the advertisement of a series of events labeled “The Gathering 11-11-11” in Sedona for the week leading up to and including November 11, 2011 (11-11-11), issued a public notice today from its Code Enforcement office. The Sedona Eye is reprinting the City of Sedona response to inquiries here in its entirety: To date, the... 

Sedona AZ – Asking citizens to “Imagine Sedona 2020 and Beyond,” the Citizen Steering Committee for the Community Plan and the Long-Range Planning staff has scheduled a series of smaller topic-focused public meetings for September and October 2011.The topical workshop series will study seven specific topics in detail; Growth and Region, Building Community, Transportation, Economy...