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Ed Kettler: $12 Million Per Bay, $6 Million Per Vehicle?

Posted on July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by Ed Kettler

A Citizen’s Estimate of PT-01 Transit Maintenance and Operations Facility By Ed Kettler, 9 July 2026 Executive Summary The PT-01 Transit Maintenance and Operations Engineers’ Opinion of Probable Cost (EOPC) atDesign 60% is $35,736,622.40, up $7.4 million from the prior fiscal year of $28.3 million. Thisnumber is completely out of line with commercial spaces of…

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Kathy Howe: Is Sedona Becoming a “Nanny State”? Brian Fultz would have it so

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Kathy Howe

By Kathy Howe, Sedona resident Brian Fultz has a “10-year plan” for Sedona. Do you need Brian to plan your next 10 years? His “plan” will turn Sedona into a city like Scottsdale with all the apartments, condos, cookie cutter properties, rules, regulations, and fees. Will it make Sedona better? You will be deciding on…

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Lina Rueda: Non-partisan City Council event at the library on Thursday, May 14

Posted on May 18, 2026June 8, 2026 by Lina Rueda

Concerned Sedona resident – Lina Rueda Non-partisan City Council event at the library on Thursday, May 14My experience…OK, so I don’t want Dunn, Fultz or Hauserman in office. I hoped that I would come up with a question that I hadn’t thought of before or a new question that needed an answer. None came up…

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Tim Perry: Council admits defeat on initiative ~ Clear Enough For You Now?

Posted on May 17, 2026June 8, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

Tim Perry: Council admits defeat on initiative ~ Clear Enough For You Now? Section: Clear Enough For You Now? That gang calling themselves the Sedona city council for once bowed to public opinion when, on Tuesday, they voted unanimously to refrain from pursuing their lawsuit against the Cultural Park Preservation Act after the Yavapai County Superior Court emphatically rejected…

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Save the Heart of Sedona and VOTE!

Posted on May 16, 2026June 8, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

Sedona – VOC VOTES! Save the Heart of Sedona and VOTE! Cara Kretz created these beautiful flyers. Thank you! Let Your Voice Be Heard in the Red Rocks! DATES LOCATIONS Save the Heart of Sedona and VOTE! Save the Heart of Sedona and VOTE!A special Thank You to Cara who created these beautiful flyers!Please register…

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Kathy Howe: The City lost, the Judge put it short, sweet, and to the point:

Posted on May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

A portion of Kathy Howe’s May 8, 2026 article on Substack. I’m Not Democrat or Republican…I’m a problem solver. Kathy Howe ~ I’m Not Democrat or Republican… Fast forward to 2026. Watching the Sedona City Council act “lock and step” in everything they do, is like watching a sorority, a fraternity, a coalition, a bloc…

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Bill Noonan: City lost its lawsuit against the Cultural Park Initiative (Prop 403)

Posted on May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 by Bill Noonan

The City lost its lawsuit against the Cultural Park Initiative (Prop 403). In a decision issued this afternoon, the Judge found the initiative did not unlawfully change zoning as alleged by the City. This is a win for the residents’ right to vote on the future of the Park. The City has the option to…

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Yavapai County Superior Court judge rule in favor of Sedona Cultural Park Preservation Act Initiative

Posted on May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

Judge ruled in favor of Cultural Park Preservation Act initiative The City claims to appeal. We should find out after city council Executive session next Tuesday. What’s burning? Honey, no, I didn’t do you smell that. City receives ruling from Yavapai County Superior Court judge regarding Sedona Cultural Park Preservation Act initiative Post Date:05/06/2026 4:02…

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