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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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Jean-Christophe Buillet

Jean-Christophe Buillet: Election Buzzwords, Checked: Separating Fact from Fiction

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

By Jean-Christophe Buillet, Sedona City Council Candidate Sedona residents have been hearing a consistent set of claims this election season: the city’s finances are sound, its big projects are successes, Home Rule is a simple, low-stakes formality, and the fight over the Cultural Park’s future is just politics as usual. Jean-Christophe Buillet-Sedona City Council CandidateJean…

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Dana Varney: Some of my reasons to vote NO on Home Rule

Posted on May 23, 2026June 8, 2026 by Sedona Backfire

Some of my reasons to vote NO on Home Rule by Sedona Resident Dana H. Varney

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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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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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Discover the Heart of Sedona

Resident organized Sedona Council & Mayor Candidate Form. Meet & Greet May 14th.

Posted on April 28, 2026June 8, 2026 by Sedona Neighbor

Please join Sedona residents for this informative, free event to meet the candidates for Sedona City Council and Mayor. Hope to see you there! PRESS RELEASEContact: Allison Nichols(773) 354-2123For Immediate Release Resident Organized Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet Scheduled for May 14 at the Community Library Sedona Sedona, AZ — A group of Sedona…

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Bill Noonan: City’s Cultural Park lawsuit undermines voters’ rights

Posted on April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 by Bill Noonan

The Mayor last week published a guest perspective about the City’slawsuit to stop Sedona residents from voting on Prop 403. That ballotmeasure would preserve Sedona’s Cultural Park as a public park forrecreational and cultural activities. The City’s lawsuit is profoundly anti-democratic. More than 1,400residents signed the petition to put the future of the Cultural Park…

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Vote NO on Home Rule

 Mike Schroeder: Say No To Home Rule

Posted on April 14, 2026April 28, 2026 by Mike Schroeder

The July 21 vote is simply about who controls Sedona’s city budget. FALSE. The council always controls the budget, and under AZ statute there are three funding choices: Base – Based on an early 1980 number, some small cities still use that; Permanent Base Adjustment – around 54% or AZ cities use that, and growing;…

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  • Kathy Howe: Is Sedona Becoming a “Nanny State”? Brian Fultz would have it so
  • Jean-Christophe Buillet: Election Buzzwords, Checked: Separating Fact from Fiction
  • Dana Varney: Some of my reasons to vote NO on Home Rule
  • Lina Rueda: Non-partisan City Council event at the library on Thursday, May 14

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