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League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum for Cottonwood City Council

April 10, 20130

Cottonwood AZ (April 10, 2013) – May 21, 2013 is General Election Day for candidates running for Cottonwood City Council.…

Grow Local – Buy Local: A program on Safe, Nutritious, Locally grown food

March 15, 20130

The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley League program “Grow local—Buy Local” being held on April 4 is part…

League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum for Cottonwood City Council

February 5, 20130

Cottonwood AZ (February 5, 2013) – March 12, 2013 is Primary Election Day for candidates running for Cottonwood City Council. The…

Clarkdale Town Council & Mayoral Candidate Forum

February 6, 20120

Clarkdale AZ (February 6, 2012) – The League of Women Voters of Sedona-Verde Valley is sponsoring a primary election forum…

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→