“For the taxes we pay, we’re not getting nearly enough back”
Yavapai Community College President Penelope Wills is expected to face some tough questioning when she appears before the Sedona City Council at its October 27 meeting. The Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 4:30 in the Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona.
Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty
In a letter to the College Mayor Sandy Moriarty wrote:
“The Sedona City Council feels strongly that Yavapai College should provide more educational opportunities and an active physical presence in Sedona, commensurate with the financial investment being made by Sedona’s residents and businesses through their property tax assessments.”
It is estimated that residents of the Sedona Taxing District annually pay $6,589,567 in primary taxes and $754,622 in secondary taxes to support the College. At least 80% of that tax money is spent outside the District by the College. It is also estimated that over $5 million dollars from Sedona/Verde Valley annually pass over Mingus Mountain where it is spent on the Prescott of CTEC campus at the Prescott airport.
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