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Music in the Stacks at Camp Verde Community Library

August 5, 20220

Camp Verde News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, August 11th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of…

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Camp Verde Library Endowment Grants $24,500 to the Library

August 4, 20220

Camp Verde News – Camp Verde Community Library received a check for $24,500 from Arizona Community Foundation (ACF). In presenting…

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Wilderness Safety Class at Camp Verde Community Library

August 2, 20220

Camp Verde News – Come to the library at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 23rd for a Wilderness Safety Class taught…

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Music in the Stacks Concert Series at Camp Verde Community Library featuring Creekside

July 19, 20221

By Carson Ralston Verde Valley News – Join us on Thursday, July 28th from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community…

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Music in the Stacks at Camp Verde Community Library

July 11, 20220

Camp Verde News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, July 14th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of…

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Special Invitation from Camp Verde Community Children’s Library

July 8, 20220

Camp Verde News – Camp Verde Community Children’s Library invites community members to an after-hours reception and viewing of the…

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Ready, Set, Bank – Online Banking Made Easy

July 6, 20220

Camp Verde News – Starting Wednesday, August 3 at 3:00-4:00p Lynn Sweitzer will present in-person or virtually a series of…

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Music in the Stacks Concert Series at Camp Verde Community Library featuring Copper Canyon Band

June 7, 20220

By Carson Ralston Verde Valley News – Join us on Thursday, June 23rd from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community…

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School’s Out Celebration for Teens at Camp Verde Community Library

June 2, 20220

Verde Valley News – Teens are invited to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer…

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Free Concert by The Eclectics at Camp Verde Community Library

June 1, 20220

Verde Valley News – The Eclectics are excited to be performing a free concert at Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside…

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Music in the Stacks at Camp Verde Community Library

May 31, 20220

Camp Verde News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, June 9th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of…

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Get Ready for a Summer of Reading, Activity, and Fun at Camp Verde Community Library

May 25, 20220

Camp Verde News – The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program (SRP) is Oceans of Possibilities. The Children’s Library…

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Camp Verde Community Library Announces New Volunteer Program: Adopt-a-Plot

May 24, 20220

Camp Verde News – Camp Verde Community Library invites organizations, clubs, businesses, families, individuals, etc. looking for a community service…

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Music in the Stacks Concert Series at Camp Verde Community Library featuring Jo B. & Walton Trio

May 14, 20220

By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – Join us on Thursday, May 26th from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community…

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Music in the Stacks at Camp Verde Community Library

May 9, 20220

Camp Verde News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, May 12th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of…

THE MOMENT IS UPON US

Dear Sedona,

The moment is upon us. The time for a united effort to shift the focus back to our community is now.

The ability to thrive in our community, our environment, our workforce, and the tourist industry, is entirely possible because we have all the resources needed for success.

Still, we need a council that isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions, that makes decisions based on data and facts, and through discussion, rather than moving and voting in group unison as they so regularly do.

This is my home. I have been a part of the Sedona community for 28 years. I witnessed the road debacle, the lack of planning, the city circumventing the local businesses ability to thrive, while making choices to expand the local government and be in direct competition with private industry.

I am a unique candidate because unlike the incumbents, I don’t believe the government should expand in size, nor in operations, nor would I attempt to micromanage every aspect of our community.

City government should stay in its lane and allow the competitive market of local private industry to prosper. And it should defend our community from corporate takeover and infiltration of our town.

I do not agree that we should sign onto International Building Codes and regulations by signing Sedona up to the ICC. It is imperative that we remain a sweet, rural community.

Where are the arts? Where is this organic thriving element that we allege to be animated by. Where is our culture? Where is our community?

The discord between the decision making process and the desires of the community have never been more clear. It has been nearly a decade in the making.

It is time for a new era of energy to take charge. An energy that is reflective in the ability to succeed rather than be trapped in out of date consciousness.

It has been a great honor meeting with each of you. I hear your concerns over the insane and out of control spending and I echo them. A budget of $105,000,000 in a town of 9700 residents is completely unacceptable. A parking structure (that looks like a shoe box) originally slated to cost 11 million, now projected to cost 18 million, is incomprehensible. Especially, considering there is no intention of charging for parking.

For those who are concerned that I lack the political experience within our established system- that is precisely what Sedona needs… Not another politician, but instead a person who understands people, who listens to the voices within the community, and who will act in service on their behalf with accountability, for the highest good of Sedona. What I am not, will prove to be an asset as I navigate the entrenched bureaucracy with a fresh perspective. Business as usual, is over.

Creative solutions require new energy.

Every decision that is made by our local government, must contemplate Sedona first.

Does this decision benefit the residents?
Does this decision benefit the local businesses?
Does this decision actually help the environment?
Will this decision sustain benefit in the future, or will it bring more problems?

What we have now is a city government that expands to 165 employees for 9700 residents. Palm Desert has 53,000 residents and 119 city employees. Majority of our city department heads are not even in town. I find this problematic.

Efforts towards championing in and courting new solutions for our medical needs are imperative. We are losing our doctors. We must encourage competition with other facilities rather than be held hostage by NAH, who clearly have their own set of dysfunctions.

We must remember that so many move to Sedona for its beauty, hiking, and small town charm. Bigger, faster, and more concrete does not, in broad strokes, fit the ethos of Sedona.

The old world must remain strong here in balance, as that is what visitors want to experience. Too many have noted that Sedona has lost its edge and charm.

As Mayor I will preserve the rural charm of our community, and push back against the urbanization that is planned for Sedona.

As mayor I will make it a priority to create opportunities to support our youth. After school healthy, enriching programs should be created for our kids, and available to the Sedona workforce regardless of residency and regardless of school they belong to.

As Mayor, I will create an agenda to deliberately embody the consciousness of our collective needs here, allowing private industry to meet the needs of our community rather than bigger government.

I hope to have your vote on Aug 2nd. I am excited and have the energy to take on this leadership role with new eyes, community perspective, and the thoughtful consciousness that reflects all ages of the human spectrum.

Thank you deeply for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Samaire Armstrong

Armstrong vs. Jablow: The Main Event
Ready to Rumble
By Tommy Acosta
In the Blue Corner stands Scott Jablow and in the Red Corner of the ring stands Samaire Armstrong, ready to rumble to the bitter end in their fight to become the next Sedona mayor. Jablow weighs in with 1,137 primary election votes (36.13%) under his belt, having wielded his advantage as sitting Sedona City Council vice-mayor to his favor. He brings his years of serving in that capacity into the fray and waged a solid fight in his campaign to make it to the run-off. Armstrong, however withstood a blistering smear campaign from the other opposing candidates and their supporters to make it to the final bout with 967 votes under her belt (30.73%), an amazing feat for a political newcomer. Unfortunately, for the other two candidates, Kurt Gehlbach and sitting mayor Sandy Moriarty, neither put up enough of a fight to make it to the championship bout. Read more→