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Chamber Effort to Target Affluent Tourists Derailed

February 3, 202313

By Tommy Acosta If you make less than $150,000 and thought of visiting Sedona you are not the target of…

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Michelle Conway Named President and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau

June 3, 20222

Sedona News: Michelle Conway has been named the President and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau,…

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Off Highway Vehicle Impact Mitigation in Sedona

October 14, 20210

By Candace Carr Strauss, President/CEO Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau Sedona News: Building sustainability into our tourism economy…

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Sedona Short-Term Rental Meeting Shares the Facts

September 26, 20217

By Tommy Acosta Sedona News — Some might have called it a great informational meeting. Others may have called it…

Analyzing City’s Legal Right to
Ban OHVs on Public Roads
By Tommy Acosta
Mea Culpa! Mea Culpa! Mea Maxima Culpa! I screwed up. Blew it. Totally made a fool of myself. Missed the boat. I am talking about my editorial on the OHV fight, No Legal Traction on OHVs. I assumed that it was ADOT that would make a decision on whether the city could legally ban off road vehicles from our public roads like S.R. 89A and S.R. 179. Man was I off. ADOT has nothing to do with allowing or disallowing the city to do so. ADOT’s response to me when I asked them to clarify their position, was curt and to the point. “ADOT designs, builds and maintains the state highway system,” I was told. “It is not our place to offer an opinion on how state law might apply in this matter.” It was a totally “duh” moment for me when I realized that that the decision or judgement on the OHV ordinance, would involve the state and not ADOT. Chagrinned I stand. The crux of the matter then is whether the city can effectively use a number of standing state laws that can be interpreted to determine whether the city can legally ban the vehicles or not. Read more→