Southwest monsoon season brings renewed caution of the mosquito borne West Nile virus illness Sedona AZ (August 11, 2011) – We swat, put on repellent, wear long-sleeved clothing and yet we still seem to get bitten. It’s monsoon season in Arizona and yes, that means mosquitoes are included in the deal. “Actually, we have mosquitoes throughout the entire year,” said Tami Schuler, Pinal... 

Sedona AZ (August 11, 2011) – Hello all! The Guardians of the Ribbon and their Pink Heals fire trucks rolled into the Verde Valley on Friday, August 5 2011, and left Sunday, August 7. While here, they helped the communities of Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cornville and Jerome raise over $7,000 for the Pink Heals Foundation for the women in the Verde Valley facing cancer and its effects. The three-day... 

Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, My message to the Sedona silent majority is don’t take anybody’s word for it: do your due diligence, start attending the SFD board meetings. If you can’t go, view the SFD Governing Board meetings on video at http://www.sedonafire.org or read the Minutes. Check out the facts on http://www.sfdrecall.com and then you will realize WHY you need to sign the petitions to... 

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Sedona AZ-The Sedona Tea Party will host the newly appointed Yavapai County Sheriff, Scott Mascher, the evening of August 4, 2011 at the Sedona Public Library. The public is invited to attend. Sheriff Mascher will address the current situation along the southern Arizona border with Mexico. He will update the public on actions undertaken by the various Sheriff’s departments policing illegal... 

Sedona AZ-Be advised that lane restrictions are scheduled next week (August 1-3, 2011) on I-17 north of Valley for sign replacement.   The Arizona Department of Transportation is replacing highway signs along Interstate 17 as part of a statewide sign rehabilitation project. ADOT will periodically restrict the southbound right lane of Interstate 17 from Sunset Point to Black Canyon City from 5 a.m.... 

Dear Editor:   Here is the link to the latest in the State trying to dump another route on municipalities – and they failed. You had the original article on your site so I can only imagine you will like to have the end result?    State won’t transfer Grand Ave. To local control http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/clicktrack/email.php/9834633   Thanks much, Sheri Graham Sedona AZ Chair,... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (July 28, 2011) – The City of Sedona Community Development Department continues to proactively enforce the City ordinance that prohibits the establishment and advertising of vacation rentals. The City’s ordinance prohibits the rental of single-family residences for less than 30 days. It is also illegal to advertise and facilitate 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... 

Excerpt: “New tires add up. That’s the finding of a report issued Wednesday by the American Society for Civil Engineers, which tallies up the cost of our decaying surface transportation infrastructure, from potholes to rusting bridges to buses that never come. The engineers found that overall, the cost of failing to invest more in the nation’s roads and bridges would total $3.1 trillion...