Sedona AZ (September 15, 2012) – The City of Sedona is currently accepting applications to fill two openings on its Historic Preservation Commission. The three-year terms begin upon appointment and end on November 30, 2015. The Commission consists of seven members, five of which must live within the Sedona city limits and up to two members may live outside the city limits – as long as... 

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... 

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Sedona AZ-As part of the Storm Water Quality Management Program for the City of Sedona, many steps are taken to enhance the quality of storm water draining from its stormwater system into Oak Creek. The City encourages citizens and visitors to participate in efforts to keep Sedona’s storm water clean.  One of the areas you can help with is the proper disposal of pet waste.  Please keep the following... 

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-Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Sedona and the Verde Valley invites members of the community to its Lunch and Learn series on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm at the Yavapai College Sedona Campus. Dena Greenwood will be the guest presenter.   OLLI is a dynamic organization within Yavapai College created to meet the needs of intellectually active mature... 

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... 

Members of the Sedona Historic Preservation Commission and the Mayor of Sedona, Rob Adams, will dedicate the Van Ess House as a local historic landmark on Monday, February 14 2011 at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour this mid-century home located at 280 Zane Grey Drive in the Sedona West Subdivision. The Van Ess home was one of the first built in the 231-lot Sedona West subdivision, developed... 

Sedona Heritage Museum Clothing is measured and catalogued for preservation by Sedona museum volunteers The Sedona Heritage Museum was recently given two extensive clothing collections for preservation. First, after the passing of Anne Jordan Jackson, her family donated almost 150 pieces of clothing from multiple generations of the Woolf, Jordan and Bristow families.  The age of the pieces range... 

On January 12, 2010, the Sedona City Council approved an ordinance allowing for the long-term rental of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).  This ordinance became effective on February 11, 2010 and remains in effect until 88 new ADUs are created or until February 11, 2015, whichever comes first.  At that time the ADU ordinance will sunset until reviewed and the Planning and Zoning Commission and City...