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City looks at homebuying program

The city of Sedona is looking into a unique program that would encourage not only homeownership but longevity within the workforce as well. The Sedona City Council gave direction to staff after hearing a presentation regarding a partnership with Housing...

Schweiss: Sedona Film Festival a big success

At the beginning of each film during this year’s Sedona International Film Festival, a voice-over described the event as “rescheduled and reimagined.” Despite being rescheduled from its traditional late- February dates and reimagined as to what a festival of its...

SOCSD board talks budget

It comes as little surprise that the Sedona-Oak Creek School District is looking at a drop in enrollment for the upcoming school year as fewer younger families are moving into the area. But the good news is, the drop is...

Sedona purchases 1.9 acres for $2.15M

The city of Sedona is now the owner of a prominent piece of land, but council and staff are still discussing its potential use, which they have not yet made officially public. The Sedona City Council unan­imously approved the purchase...

City adds parking lot restrictions

The city of Sedona’s Land Development Code includes just about everything from A to Z. But a recent issue brought to light something that was not included in the document. Recently, the United Methodist Church had been allowing the use...

Sedona P&Z, public weigh in on resort plan

One word came up again and again when discussing a potential resort in Uptown — “density.” The Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission heard for the second time a proposal from LodgeWorks, which is currently in escrow to purchase 19.45 acres...

Sedona modifies trailhead shuttle plan

On May 11, the Sedona City Council approved staff moving forward with an expedited plan to provide shuttle service to some of the area’s most popular trailheads to help reduce traffic and illegal parking. But just less than a month...

Sedona Fire District approves $19.7M budget

Following several in-depth budget hearings the last few months, it took the Sedona Fire District’s Governing Board less than three minutes to approve next year’s budget, which begins July 1. The unanimous vote came on Tuesday, June 15. The Fiscal Year...

Verde Lynx transit service getting makeover

The Verde Lynx transit service will soon have not only a new look but a new name as well. Beginning in early July, the service will be rebranded with a new name — Verde Shuttle. Included in the change will...

Design for SR 179 underpass nearing completion

As a way to improve both vehicular and pedestrian flow along State Route 179, the city has been proposing for the past two years an underpass walkway near Tlaquepaque. While the design phase is nearing completion, a portion of...

About Me

Ron Eland has been the assistant managing editor of the Sedona Red Rock News for the past seven years. He started his professional journalism career at the age of 16 and over the past 35 years has worked for newspapers in Nevada, Hawaii, California and Arizona. In his free time he enjoys the outdoors, sports, photography and time with his family and friends.
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