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Reflections on the Snowfall

March 22, 20121

By Karoline Hermes Sedona AZ (March 22, 2012) – Removing 12 inches of snow from 30 individual steps is no…

Occupy Wall Street, Sedona Style

November 7, 20110

Hope and Frustration on 89a in West Sedona Sedona, AZ (November 7, 2011) November 5 came as a cold and…

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→