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Cottonwood City Manager Doug Bartosh Takes Top Spot (Barely) in “Friendly Competition” at Bike Ms: Ride The Vortex

May 23, 20130

Sedona City Manager Anxious for Another Shot Next Year Verde Valley AZ (May 23, 2013) – Despite battling some tough…

Bike riders expected throughout Verde Valley this weekend

May 17, 20130

Bicyclists will be traveling along shoulders of state routes 89A and 179 Verde Valley AZ (May 17, 2013) – The…

Bike MS: Ride the Vortex- Sedona Verde Valley to arrive in Sedona on Saturday, May 18th

May 15, 20130

Sedona AZ (May 15, 2013) – On Saturday, May 18, 2013, approximately 700 bike riders will travel through the City…

Cottonwood, Sedona City Managers In “Friendly Competition” For Bike Ms: Ride The Vortex; Everybody Wins

May 8, 20130

Cyclist With Most Miles Gets Winery Tour, Lunch; City Managers, Mayors Will Prepare Meals Together at Food Banks In Cottonwood,…

Fights On!
By Tommy Acosta
So, it looks like the referendum on the Cultural Park made the ballot. Now comes the rallying, meetings, community forums, the ads, and the arguments between those for or against the Safe Parking concept. There are good arguments out there that elected officials should be allowed to do the job they were elected for and that the public should just lean back and let them work. But you just can’t beat a good old-fashioned referendum that brings the final say to the citizens themselves. That’s the bottom line, the very foundation upon which democracy is built. Get over it. The council’s only job right now, on this topic, is to listen to the will of the people. The fascinating question though, is how will the people vote on this issue? Would Sedonans want a new music venue over parking for the working homeless? Will opposition to any homeless facility at all win in the end? Would enough citizens be motivated by compassion to vote the facility into existence? Read more→