Sedona, AZ – Editorial by Tommy Acosta… Might as well warn the reading public right now –this is going to be one heck of long editorial. The mayor’s advisory committees are toast. Though fried, the factors leading to their demise remain very much alive. Let’s do a little review here. The mayor forms his own committees without council blessing. Council elements try to knock them down... 

Dear Editor: I am sending you a copy of my email which I sent in response to the minutes which were emailed to me from the(what was to be) last meeting of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Community Enhancement, of which I was a member prior to its dissolution.  I have read with interest articles from both the News and Sedona Biz.  It is a shame that the News cannot see the broad picture – here... 

Sedona, AZ — Editorial Opinion by Tommy Acosta… As predicted, four-Sedona City Council members shot the Mayor’s Advisory Committees down out of the sky at their Feb 17, special meeting. It was no surprise and it was expected, with it being a matter of when and not if. The opportunity for their action, which involved temporarily-suspending rules governing reconsideration of items previously... 

Sedona, AZ -Editorial by Tommy Acosta… Talk about a bad week for crashes. Never mind the ongoing collapse of the world financial systems and the epidemic of businesses crashing in and around Sedona. How about two one-ton satellites smashing into each other over the North Pole, spreading tens of thousands of inch-wide particles that at the speed they travel at will take out just about every satellite... 

Sedona, AZ –By Tommy Acosta… There will be a Special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 5:30 p.m., to be held in Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336.  There will be discussion/possible action on the existence of the Mayor’s Advisory committees. Said discussion/action may concern, but not be limited to, the continuation, consolidation, dissolution,... 

SEDONA, AZ — By Tommy Acosta… Chapel area residents concerned over ever increasing sewer connection costs will have to wait at least another two months to find out if the city will grant them exemptions. At the Feb. 11 special City Council meeting, members voted 5-2 to direct city staff to focus on the city’s sewer connection agreement and develop average connection costs for typical... 

Sedona, AZ — Opinion by Cynthia Tierra… In the SVVT February 5th issue, Charles Hinkley presented a history behind the development of roundabouts on Hwy 179 and on Hwy 89A and he claims roundabouts are an asset to the community. Public input helped determine the choices that were made, but that doesn’t mean the roundabouts are the best solution to move traffic with ease around Sedona,... 

Sedona, AZ — Report and Analysis By Tommy Acosta… In that the other media outlets in Sedona, by this issue’s printing, have already reported on the Jan. 27 Council meeting where the Mayor’s Advisory Committees were discussed and given a reprieve pending staff recommendations and full council review on their continued existence, we are going to look at the story from a different perspective...