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Sedona council backs pilot sustainability programs as staff seeks more design details
Summary
Council discussed several FY27 sustainability decision packages — a graduate internship pilot with NAU, a residential composting pilot and a tree‑planting program — and asked staff to return with clearer cost breakdowns, success metrics and equity safeguards before finalizing funding.
Sedona’s City Council spent a large portion of its April 22 budget work session debating several sustainability decision packages proposed for fiscal year 2027, including a pilot graduate internship with Northern Arizona University, a door‑to‑door residential composting pilot and a neighborhood tree‑planting program.
Deputy City Manager Barbara Whitehorn and Bridal Beck, the city’s sustainability manager, told the council the NAU internship would replace some functions previously performed through AmeriCorps VISTA and would cost about $25,000 for a one‑year pilot. Beck said the intern would focus on connecting residents with programs such as the state Efficiency Arizona effort and help residents complete…
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