Sunset Park Tennis and Basketball Courts will close for reconstruction on Thursday, July 8th at 655 Sunset Drive, Sedona. It is anticipated that the project will be completed and courts reopened to the public in early October.  The basis for the project is to replace the cracked asphalt courts with post-tension concrete courts.  Both tennis and basketball courts are available at the Posse Grounds. ... 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING SEDONA CITY COMMISSIONS:   COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE CITIZENS STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: 1) The City of Sedona is seeking volunteers to serve on a citizen’s steering committee for the update of the Sedona Community Plan. The committee will consist of nine to eleven members including the Planning and Zoning Commission chairman, one... 

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Dear SedonaTimes.com: submitted by Zachary Richardson, Sedona AZ   We elected five school board members to ensure our school district operates in the best interest for our students and community. Unfortunately two of the five school board members recuse themselves continuously from board discussions concerning school bond issues due to possible “conflicts of interest” situations because the... 

City of Sedona Wastewater Rate Increases: On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Sedona held a public hearing regarding wastewater rate increases.  The City Council voted to raise sewer rates for the first time in approximately twelve years.   Sewer customers will see an increase to their monthly sewer bill for the new fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2010. The new sewer... 

At the June 8, 2010 Sedona City Council meeting, Council approved the contract to hire Albert Holler & Associates to perform tax auditing services effective July 1, 2010.  Albert Holler has over 35 years in sales tax auditing and administration, and currently performs audits for cities and towns throughout Arizona. Over the course of the city’s fiscal year, the firm will provide at least 25... 

SEDONA, AZ (June 9, 2010) – The City of Sedona is in the process of updating its Community Plan, which is required at least every 10 years by state law.  The Sedona Community Plan is the City’s state-mandated general plan that guides the City in making decisions on future development and land use regulations, initiating specific planning programs and priorities and funding.  Although the... 

It’s with great interest and encouragement I learned of the proposal to create a new “citizen advisory committee” to direct and oversee the revision of the Sedona Community Plan.   As a reminder, and as the name implies, this document is a community plan. Therefore, why shouldn’t the update be done by the community instead of the same select few who frequently manage to... 

Mayor Adams,   This letter is not about this writer’s personal politics, nor yours. It’s about Sedona’s fate. National and Arizona polls are showing, consistently, that between 64% and 70% of Americans support Arizona’s SB1070 while the great majority of the people in Sedona who just voted for you support the new law as well. By allowing the Surber’s to import... 

League of Women Voters Sedona-Verde Valley Proposition 400 Ballot Measure Forum      The League of Women Voters of Sedona Verde Valley are presenting a Pro and Con Discussion of Proposition 400.        Proposition 400 – Confused!   Not sure which way to vote?   The League of Women Voters Sedona-Verde Valley is holding a forum on this important ballot measure on Tuesday, February...