click image to expand Keep Sedona Beautiful has learned that on Thursday Oct 22 at 6:00 PM the City of Cottonwood will be holding an open meeting on annexation of Spring Creek Ranch to Cottonwood. It will be held at the Recreation Center, located at 150 S 6th Street in Cottonwood. The Cottonwood City Clerk's office states that 30 citizens at a time will be allowed in the Rec … [Read more...]

  click on map to expand California-based AutoCamp, Inc. has submitted a Letter of Intent to Yavapai County requesting rezoning of 18.73 acres northwest of Sedona north of Boynton Pass Road from RCU-2A (Residential 2 acre minimum) to PAD (Planned Area Development). You can read their Letter of Intent by clicking here. They plan to create a 100-site commercial lodging … [Read more...]

KSB honors businesses, organizations and individuals in the Greater Sedona Area who have helped to fulfill our mission. Over the past 48 years, we have given out more than 500 awards in various categories including landscaping, architecture, signage, dark sky lighting, education environmental stewardship, cultural heritage, sustainability and community service. You can nominate a … [Read more...]

The city of Sedona is working with the community to create Sedona's first Climate Action Plan and needs additional feedback. In June, the city solicited feedback through an initial survey. They are now looking for additional feedback through a second follow-up survey. The new online survey will be open until August 26, 2020. To take it, you can visit this page of the City of Sedona … [Read more...]

Our democracy is built upon fundamental principles. Key among them are that citizens have the right to participate in their governance, and that citizens have the right to vote. The elected officials that we vote into office make decisions that directly impact our lives. Keep Sedona Beautiful believes in the power of the vote. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we never … [Read more...]

  The League of Women Voters of Greater Verde Valley (LWV GVV) will host two forums ahead of the November general election: Candidates Forum for Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, District 3 Community Forum on Consolidation of Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District Moderators for each forum will compile and pose voters’ … [Read more...]

KSB has just learned from Yavapai County Development Services that the developer of Spring Creek Ranch has withdrawn their application for rezoning. The request will NOT be heard by Planning and Zoning on Thursday September 17. While this is welcome news, we expect that the initiative to annex Spring Creek Ranch to Cottonwood will proceed. KSB will keep you informed of … [Read more...]

The City of Sedona’s Sustainability Coordinator, McKenzie Jones, will speak at Keep Sedona Beautiful’s Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series on Tuesday, August 11th at 5:00 pm. Please note that this is a change from our normal starting time. Due to the pandemic, KSB will be hosting this event on Zoom. The link to this Zoom presentation is: … [Read more...]

Through September 15, Yavapai County will be accepting comments from residents on the proposed Spring Creek Ranch development through an online survey. This is the formal mechanism Yavapai County is using during COVID-19 to collect and record comments. If you haven’t yet done so, please click the following link to complete the survey: … [Read more...]

Our democracy is built upon fundamental principles. Key among them are that citizens have the right to participate in their governance, and that citizens have the right to vote. The elected officials that we vote into office make decisions that directly impact our lives. If you are not registered to vote, please do so. If you're registered in Arizona, you can request to be placed on … [Read more...]