Dear Editor: There is an old joke that goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? A: I don’t know and I don’t care. To paraphrase Plato: The penalty good people pay for indifference to public affairs is to live with the consequences of decisions made by others. It is a mystery to me why citizens of our community are so indifferent to what certain members of the... 

Sedona AZ-Almost everyone owning real estate in Sedona Arizona pays property tax (except for churches and some exempt non-profit groups) but few seem to know much about where that money goes. In short, it goes to schools, the fire district and county government. None goes to the city. Sedona does not have a city property tax.  Over the years, we have developed a city culture that makes anyone even... 

SEDONA AZ –  The Sedona Fire District (SFD) fire ban in effect for all portions of the fire district since May 23, 2011 will be lifted on Thursday, July 21, 2011. BOLT FIRE near Sedona (began July 11, 2011) UPDATE BELOW! Recent rains along with higher humidity, increased fuel moistures, and the forecast for continuing monsoon activity have lowered but not eliminated fire danger in the... 

Flagstaff AZ June 2010 Wildfire by Sedona Times photographer, Brian Goodwin Sedona AZ (May 17, 2011) –As fire danger increases, fire restrictions go into effect throughout the Sedona Fire District, Monday, May 23 2011, at 8 a.m. These restrictions include all open fires and campfires on private and public lands which are prohibited until such time as the extreme fire danger has subsided. Since... 

SEDONA AZ  (April 29, 2011) –The Sedona Fire District is sponsoring a free child car seat inspection event on Saturday, May 7 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the new ReMax Real Estate Office located in the Safeway Shopping Plaza, 2290 West State Route 89A, Sedona. Certified technicians will be on hand to assist you with installation of your child’s car seat. According to the National... 

Sedona AZ (April 19, 2011) – The Sedona Fire District Board is accepting applications from citizens to form a Chapel Station exploratory and design committee. The Committee will be comprised of not more than seven (7) citizens and not less than five (5) including one  or two (1 or 2) Fire Board member(s) and one (1) SFD staff member. Committee member applicants must be registered voters and... 

Residents, Please see below.  These are my responses to Mr. Norton’s circulating email.  I also encourage everyone to attend the meeting. Mr. Norton, ·         Education taxes are higher than our Sedona Fire District taxes – the school district is higher on its own, plus Yavapai Community College is within a few dollars of SFD.  Overall, education is certainly much higher. ·        ... 

SEDONA AZ (March 10, 2011) – To protect your home from potential wildfires as well as make spring yard cleanup easier, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) is issuing no-cost residential burn permits for burning starting on Monday, March 14, 2011. Permits are required for any open burning in the fire district, and are currently available at no charge at the SFD’s business office at 2860 Southwest Drive... 

Sedona AZ (March 4 2011)-A fire district is its own self-contained government entity on call 24 hours/7 days a week/365 days a year. A fire district must maintain its own general government services internally. Sedona Fire District emergency operational services include Structural Firefighting, Urban Interface Wildland Firefighting, Technical Rescue which involves High Angle Rope, Shorthauls, Swift... 

Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ (December 1, 2010)-The Sedona Fire District will soon have a new Fire Board. “I am eager to engage and begin working with the new board members,” says Sedona Fire Chief, Nazih M. Hazime writing of his role and that of the Sedona Fire Department and the Fire Board in an open letter to the Sedona fire district. “To assist in creating continuity,...