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Yarbrough Recognized for Work on Airport Noise

April 29, 2016No Comments

Sedona AZ (April 29, 2016) – Mike Yarbrough, Executive Vice President of Keep Sedona Beautiful, was presented with The Initiative Award by the City of Sedona at their Volunteer Appreciation Lunch on April 21. This award recognizes “the volunteer who takes initiative and runs with it.” Mike proactively requested that the city form a Citizen’s Engagement Group to analyze airport noise, and propose recommendations. Mike was recognized for working diligently and respectfully to make progress on noise and airport issues.

The Citizen’s Engagement Group concluded that there are four specific issues that should be addressed. First, there should be resident representation on the Sedona Airport Authority (SAA) Board. The current SAA airport board is comprised solely of airplane owners and renters of hanger space at the airport. Second, tour operators are required to maintain only 1 million dollars in liability coverage, which is inadequate and leaves taxpayers at risk should a significant accident occur. Third, SAA proposals for airport expansion pose a risk of significantly increasing noise. Finally, helicopter tour operations should and can be regulated.

Residents who are impacted by increasing noise from airport operations can contact the officials listed below to express concerns and first-hand observations: County Commissioner Chip Davis (chip.davis@yavapai.us), County Attorney Jack Fields (jack.fields@yavapai.us), Yavapai County Administrator Phil Bourdon (phil.bourdon@yavapai.us), Sedona City Manager Justin Clifton (jclifton@sedonaAZ.gov), Chair of the Citizen’s Engagement Group Mike Yarbrough (michaelyarbrough3@gmail.com).

Residents can also notify their Home Owner’s Association and see if the HOA would be willing to voice concerns on behalf of their residents.

Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc., acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, is committed to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona area. For more information and to register, visit the KSB website or call the office at 928-282-4938.

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A Cauldron of Misconceptions: Sedona Enquirer
By Sean Dedalus

Sedona, AZ — I don’t know what happened to the Publisher of Sedona.Biz, the once moderate and reasonable journalist, Tommy Acosta. Or maybe I do. He must be pulling our leg.

In Mr. Acosta’s last Opinion piece, Cauldron of Chaos, Acosta pins together a necklace of current events and concludes we are on the verge of a “cosmic reckoning”. Acosta throws paint on the canvas with each hand slapping the slop on the imagination of the readers. He says in Georgia, a young college student jogging on campus was raped and murdered by Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal alien. Shortly thereafter, Congress passes the Laken Riley Bill.

In Louisiana, Acosta points to Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran who killed 14 people and left 35 more injured after he drove a truck into a crowd on New Years Day.

In New York City Sebastian Zapeta, another illegal alien took out a match and set afire a sleeping woman to death on a Brooklyn subway. Meanwhile, up in Manhattan, the CEO of United Healthcare was shot in the back by Luigi Mangione an Ivy League graduate. Acosta also takes us to Colorado where the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua took over an entire apartment building.

Acosta is not finished as he suggests that Los Angelas County’s California looked like nine concentric circles of torment which constituted hell on Earth, as spelled out by Dante Aligheri.

Finally, Mr. Acosta draws our attention to the skies all around the world where US Black Op drones follow alien plasma orbs, while Joe Biden wears his typical dumbfounded look and mumbles that even though he does not know what is going on, there is no evidence of any danger to public safety.

Mr. Acosta warns American society is unravelling at the seams. He stops short of predicting the showdown between Jesus and the Antichrist. His Opinion reads like the script to The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock.

I am sorry to report to Mr. Acosta that there is no evil spirit spreading fear throughout America. That’s right. No evil spirit. Just greedy criminals and politicians. And very stupid politicians whose malfeasance borderlines on criminal conduct.

If we were to reflect as to events suggesting the end of the world we need only look back to World War II (1939-1945). Over 30 Nations were actually at war. Over 100 million people served in uniform. An estimated 70-85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the global population in 1940. On 6 and 9 of August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 286,818 people were killed.

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