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Sedona commission raises alarm as state SHPO funding faces cuts; volunteers to draft support letter, schedules SHPO training visit

3745515 · June 9, 2025
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The City of Sedona Historic Preservation Commission on an open-meeting agenda discussed an urgent funding crisis at the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and agreed to pursue local advocacy and training.

The City of Sedona Historic Preservation Commission on an open-meeting agenda discussed an urgent funding crisis at the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and agreed to pursue local advocacy and training.

Commissioners were alerted to a recent letter from Jim McPherson, identified in the meeting as the president of the Arizona Historic Preservation Office, saying federal preservation funding for fiscal year 2025 had not been released and proposed FY26 federal funding would effectively eliminate many preservation grants. Commissioners were told SHPO could exhaust its funds “as soon as August,” which would affect the certified local government…

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