ADOT just sent Mayor Rob Adams a letter regarding the lighting of West Sedona’s SR89A…
…this one is from Director John S. Halikowski.
Links to articles referred to by ADOT’s Director: Sedona.biz & SedonaTimes (note Sedona Times did not use the logo).
Link to related SR 89A article: Red Rock News,
The question for Sedonans is whether or not they want to own SR89A.
Do we want to become the sole party responsible for the maintenance of a road?
…the sole party responsible for defending against lawsuits due to accidents?
…the entity with sole responsibility to pay for medians, barriers, and lighting?
Sedona does own part of SR89A in Uptown, an agreement that came about during the Uptown Enhancement Project. Do Sedonans want more maintenance and liability of SR89A? We understand that the City is already working on cost projections should ADOT become tired of defending their position to use continuous lighting along West Sedona’s SR89A and decides to move on to door number 2.
We hear the “no continuous lighting” people also telling us we have no money… How will they pay for medians, barriers, etc.? Maybe it’s time for the public to ask how the naysayers expect to pay for their alternatives to the continuous lighting offered by ADOT at little cost to Sedona. This letter makes it definitive that we are at the crossroads.
“…you, too, can own a highway…” 
Have a beautiful Sedona day!
SedonaFacts
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