Browsing: Flagstaff Ranger District

Schultz Sediment Reduction Project: FS seeking comments, hosting public meeting

March 21, 20120

Flagstaff AZ (March 21, 2012) – The Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest is seeking public input on…

Forest Service seeking volunteers to help replant Schultz burn area

February 28, 20120

Flagstaff AZ (February 28, 2012) – The Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest is seeking volunteers to help…

Comments sought and public meetings for proposed motorized trails south of Flagstaff

December 12, 20110

Flagstaff AZ (December 12, 2011) – The Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest is seeking public input on…

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→