Financial columnist J. Rick Normand asks and answers tough questions about the City of Sedona decision to hire a private debt collection firm rather than train City staff to do the work in his Eye on Sedona column. Sedona AZ (July 30, 2013) – Is the City of Sedona permanently branding itself as business-unfriendly?  Who is RDS Discovery Systems? They market themselves as Sedona’s Partner!... 

Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (July 30, 2013) – In an open letter to the Sedona City Council and the SedonaEye.com editor, Jean Jenks, a City of Sedona taxpayer writes the following: SPERLING’S BEST PLACES website reports “Compared to the rest of the country, Sedona’s cost of living is $26.30% higher than the U.S. average.” The St. Louis Fed’s economists found that,... 

Sedona AZ (July 30, 2013) – More than two years in the making, the July 2013 Public Review Draft of the new Sedona Community Plan will be presented to the public in two identical programs at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona. The August 22 program will begin at 6 p.m. followed by an identical program on Saturday, August 24, at 10 a.m. for those unable to attend Thursday... 

Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – Overnight closures continue on Arizona Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde, Arizona, with one hour closures expected in both directions between midnight and 3 a.m. as ADOT continues work on a climbing lane project. The work will occur overnight on Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31, as crews continue blasting along the interstate. Each night, the first closure... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – City of Sedona taxpayer and resident Eddie S. Maddock pens the following open letter to the Sedona City Council and its Mayor: Sunday, July 28, 2013 SUBJECT: SEDONA CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS JULY 30 & JULY 31, 2013  TO MAYOR ROB ADAMS AND MEMBERS OF THE SEDONA CITY COUNCIL:  What in the world is going on? Trying to figure... 

Donna Joy, owner of Sedona Sweet Arts discusses the proposed bed and sales tax increases and other issues facing Sedona businesses Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – In a letter to the Sedona City Council and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, businesswoman Donna Joy writes an open letter addressing City of Sedona business issues: Dear Mayor Rob Adams, City Council, City Manager Tim Ernster, Ed Conway,... 

Sedona Community Pool Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – The Sedona Posse Grounds Park Community Pool is open for business this fall through November 9, 2013. The fall schedule will offer Open Swim, Lap Swim, Water Aerobics, and Masters Swim. Parents, bring your children to enjoy the pool during Open Swim during weekday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lap swimmers... 

Flagstaff’s Timberline and Fernwood communities are invited to the monthly Neighborhood Watch Meeting Sedona AZ (July 26, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil and Coconino County Supervisor Liz Archuleta invite residents of the Timberline and Fernwood communities to the monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. The meeting will be held from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM... 

J. Rick Normand, SedonaEye.com Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (July 26, 2013) – We all keep hearing the arguments from our City’s Council, with the exception of our Vice-Mayor, and from the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and City Staff, that we need additional bed and sales taxes to pay for the unexpected costs of additional destination traveler marketing and the implied possibility of redirection... 

Rashon Buchanan arrested on drug charges Sedona AZ (July 25, 2013) – On July 20, 2013, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy stopped a red passenger sedan for speeding on north Arizona I-17 in the area of Highway 179. An investigation resulted in the arrest of 28-year-old Rashon Buchanan, 29-year-old Allen Burnett, and 24-year-old Davonte Conley. Buchannan and Conley are from Michigan...