Dear Nancy Baer (and an open letter to the Sedona voting public),
You wrote as N. Baer on September 18, 2011 at 12:16 pm a comment directed to Eddie Maddock, Sedona AZ that said…: Eddie, so sorry to offend you by thinking you were/are Liz Smith. I must add that I oppose empowering the minority of residents who may, or may not, own commercial real estate along W89A who have their own unspoken agendas that does not include installing safety features (to mitigate the 95% of accidents occurring during the day), or designing our city center to be context sensitive with the Uptown and SR 179 corridor and business friendly, or deciding the future of our City where close to 70% of the residents live. (end your N.Baer comment)
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I must state once again that I, also, am not Liz Smith. And yes, it is offensive to be dragged through your, and other’s, unsubstantiated attempted treasure hunts only in order to discredit and deflect from the real issue.
Guess you feel the name of a person is much more important than the issue? How about sticking to the issue instead of deviating away from it by means of pure and unsubstantiated speculative mis-information?
Your comment about empowering the minority causes me to reflect that the “minority” caused two issues to be legally certified causing a Special Election. Could we agree the minority isn’t such a small group as you attempt to make them look?
I find it rather astounding (and illuminating) that you, and a few others, keep trying to disown the reality of our major commercial road for what it really is, was, and will always remain – yep, a State highway, the major commercial corridor – running through the portion of Sedona that is strictly commercial – and not a bad looking stretch of road at that.
Interestingly enough, LTPV has never had an hidden agenda (as we have been accused of on numerous occasions). None of us ran for council in 2010 or made promises or withheld any information only in order to be elected. Some may own or rent some land on 89A (does that make someone a second class citizen?) and the vast majority of us are residents who own residential property, and all of us are very, very concerned with the safety of that State owned hiway and how our residents and tourists – who continue to drive our economy with taxes paid for services allowing us to a life with no property taxes – can enjoy our town.
Let’s agree that the uptown traffic situation simple does not work and then let’s agree that this is a city wide issue vs a contrived West Sedona issue. Then let’s get real on the fact that the City has no true and verified plan whereby they can even begin to get a factual cost basis for any improvements so all their “visions” are simply pie in the sky.
As a past P&Z Vice Chair – as a twice elected City Council Member who had the honor of serving 4 of my 8 years on council as Vice Mayor – I would hope I have some understanding to pie in the sky, non-approved studies and how the City budget works and where the money is and where it is not.
I would never have become involved in this financial life or death 89A ownership issue issue (voted in by 4 council members who never campaigned on ownership of 89A) unless I had done my homework and had read all the public reports and gathered all the information and then remembered how it felt to sit in a council chair needing to make the best decisions for the City vs my own personal feelings.
Please, stay with the facts; stay with the fact that there is a special election ballot, we will all be getting shortly, for our votes to count on Nov 8. This opportunity only became a reality because the necessary number of citizens signed enough petitions in two short weeks – I don’t call that the minority you continue to reference.
All citizens have the empowering and constitutional rights to speak for themselves. (seems like you want them to just shut up and do what they are told? ) The argument that we elected certain people to a public place does not give up our rights to question and or counter their actions….isn’t that in our Constitution?
Sheri Graham
Chair, LTPV
Mark your calendars to vote in the City of Sedona Special election November 8, 2011
I guess Shakespeare said it best, “The lady doth protest too much-me thinks.”
Amen, Sheri. Great job.
Eddie Maddock
Nancy – Interesting, after you have used a pen name for the last few years you start throwing mud at me. Then when you cannot get a reaction you go after Eddie then Sheri when you know darn well they have used their name openly and stated their opinions on ownership of Hwy 89A in the clearest of terms.
You used your pen name during at least the last election and over the 89A lighting issue so why do you continue to protest about my name?
This is an old tactic of yours, throwing as much mud and dirt as you can in an effort to distract from the issues at hand. This community deserved and now will get the right to vote on ownership of Hwy 89A. Nothing you can do or say can stop the will of the people from voicing their opinion by their constitutional right to a vote.
Residents of Sedona:
I urge the residents of Sedona to look into the facts, do not be detracted by the “mud slingers” and vote what you believe is in the best interest for Sedona.
After exhaustive research I have made up my mind and am Voting No 410 and Yes 411.
Liz Smith
http://www.savesedonanow.com
Another interesting post.