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Sedona officials and school leaders weigh city support for fields, after‑school programs and transportation
Summary
At an informal Sedona workshop, school and city representatives discussed potential city support for athletic-field maintenance, landscaping, after‑school enrichment (Wildcat Academy), transportation help and mentoring/marketing partnerships; staff were asked to produce ballpark cost estimates for the budget work session.
Sedona city and school officials met in an informal workshop to identify ways the city might partner with schools on shared recreational facilities, landscaping, after‑school programming and transportation, and to agree next steps before the upcoming budget cycle.
The conversation focused on five areas: upgrading and maintaining athletic fields and courts, clarifying who would pay for landscaping around school buildings, expanding Wildcat Academy with Parks & Rec–run camps, exploring shared transportation resources to address a bus‑driver shortage, and creating mentor and marketing partnerships to attract families to Sedona schools. City Attorney Kirk Christiansen cautioned that municipal spending must have statutory authority, noting “the city…
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