On November 5, Vote YES on Proposition 483
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A Yes vote stops the referendum and the effort to rebuild the bankrupt abandoned amphitheater. Please Vote Yes on Prop 483!
Vote YES on Proposition 483! A No vote supports an effort to resurrect a bankrupt amphitheater and stops the city's 2-year zoning on a few acres of the 40-acre property.
The activist group, "Save the Cultural Park Committee" wants to rebuild this 5,000-seat tourist attraction and create MORE NOISE, TRAFFIC, AND CROWDS
What are we doing? The referendum's purpose is to reverse the decisions of Sedona's Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on the "Safe Place to Park." This is actually a proposal to revive an outdoor amphitheater that went bankrupt 20 years ago. It would cost millions to restore this old amphitheater and create safe parking for 1,000s of cars.
Prop 483 is not about "Save the Cultural Park Committee" concerns regarding "Safe Place to Park," the city's temporary, two-year initiative to provide up to 40 parking spaces for overnight sleeping for individuals who work in Sedona and are "already" sleeping in their vehicles. It's all about a fantasy to rebuild the amphitheater for fair weather summer use.
So, the referendum (Prop 483) is on the ballot on November 5 as an opportunity for the "Save the Cultural Park Committee" to push for the revitalization of the Cultural Park to promote the rebuilding of the amphitheater and the necessary parking as a core use of the 40-acre property acquired by the city in 2022. Note: The primary motive for purchasing the property was concern about critical housing issues, especially the shortage of rental housing.
This idea aims to shift the focus from the current master planning process for the city-owned Western Gateway 40-acre property—intended for housing and other public benefit uses — to establishing an entertainment venue with a capacity for 5,000 attendees. That's why Voting Yes on Prop 843 is the right vote.
However, concerns have been raised regarding the feasibility and impact of such a project on Sedona, a small town with a population under 10,000.
Read the Red Rock News article on the history of the massive entertainment venue: https://www.redrocknews.com/2019/03/22/history-of-the-fall-of-sedona-cultural-park/
Critics of this large tourist-attracting amphitheater argue that Sedona would need more infrastructure, including sufficient hotel rooms and restaurants, to support the massive influx of concert-attending visitors from cities like Phoenix, especially on summer weekends. Proponents of this amphitheater even promote the use of short-term rental houses as a lodging component for the attendees of these concerts and events.
They emphasize the importance of a stable government and a transparent planning process, cautioning against decision-making through referendums, which many perceive as a form of "mob rule.” They remind everyone that the city’s plan on the 40 acres they bought is to go through a comprehensive planning process with public input on the ultimate use of the property which leaves the door open for discussion about anything including resurrecting the amphitheater.
Here is a segment of his lecture to the city as proof that the leader of "Save the Cultural Park Committee" is pushing for the Cultural Park's resurrection as an entertainment venue not just his distaste for the "Safe Place to Park" initiative by the city.
Also, note that many of the other speakers at this City Council meeting also made the rebirth of the amphitheater a strong part of their message/opinion to the City Council.
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