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Sedona Vice-Mayor Scott Jablow On Government Regulations

August 25, 202211

By Vice-Mayor Scott Jablow Sedona, AZ — An essential part of the government’s role is to ensure that businesses can…

Sedona Locals Battle Blaze Until Help Arrives

June 16, 20211

By Tommy Acosta A brush fire threatening the homes of local residents sparked neighbors to come out with shovels and do…

DES Advises Self-Insuring Arizona Nonprofits to Hold Off Prepaying COVID-19 Impactred Unemployment Claims

September 8, 20200

New Federal Guidelines Were Not AppliedPhoenix AZ (September 8, 2020) – The Department of Economic Security (DES) has issued a…

State Board of Education sets process for revised K-12 Math and English standards

April 27, 20150

Phoenix AZ (April 27, 2015) – The State Board of Education today established the Arizona Standards Development Committee to oversee…

City Council Weighs ATV Ban Ordinance Proposal
By Tommy Acosta
The Sedona City Council at its May 23, 2023 meeting took no action on a proposed ordinance that would ban all off-road vehicles from being driven on state-owned public roads or streets owned by the city. The ordinance, spearheaded by Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow on the premise that such vehicles pose a risk to the health, safety and welfare of the community, would impose heavy fines to anyone driving the ATVs or OHVs on city streets, including S.R. 179 and S.R. 89A. ATV rental companies have admitted that such vehicles are not intended or designed to be driven on paved roads, yet, in Arizona, they are allowed to do so under Arizona Revised Statute 28-1174 (4B). Opponents against the ordinance argued at the meeting that if adopted the ban would cripple the ATV rental industry in Sedona and cause much hardship to the owners and employees, as it would effectively, as written, destroy their livelihood. Read more→