No benefits to enclosing center area
Sedona residents told the Governing Board November 1 that they oppose spending $1.7 million to enclose the outside center area of the Sedona Center. The dispute over wasting this money is between the College staff who want the space enclosed and the citizens who do not.
Citizens argued to the Governing Board at the November 1 meeting that the enclosure will “irrevocably destroy the architecture of the building.”
They also argued that for taxpayers of the County that the college is making an extremely poor financial decision. According to the Sedona folks, enclosing the Center area increases by at least 40% the total cost of the culinary program. It does this without adding any programming or educational benefits to the students—young or old.
The presentation made to the Governing Board on this issue by Mr. Joel Staadecker of Sedona can be viewed by clicking here.