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4A- RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Frid,ay, September 17, 2010
OPINION
EDffORIAL
Tax credit program
helps organizations
that serve Sedona
Keeping local resources circulating within our
own community seems easy enough.
Giving to organizations that serve Sedona isn't a
novel idea.
However, many area residents aren't taking
advantage of a little gift the state of Arizona has
given service organizations.
Arizona's tax credit program allows state
taxpayers to decide where their state income tax
dollars are spent.
Paying taxes can seem like shoveling money into
a black hole without a clear picture of what the
dollars pay for or where each individual makes a
difference. Arizona's program allows its residents
to account for the income tax dollars they pay.
Tax credits are broken into three categories and
an individual or couple can contribute ineach of
the three areas for up to a specified amount. The
taxpayers write a check to the organizations of
their choice and then are reimbursed by the state
come tax time.
An added bonus is the opportunity to then write
off the contribution as a charitable donation on
taxpayers' federal income taxes.
The taxpayer gets to decide where his or her state
income tax dollars are spent and receives a federal
charitable write-off while a local organization can
count on a little more money to fund its service
-- a win-win for the entire community.
Not all organizations or groups qualify for tax
credit donations. The state selects organizations
who meet specific criteria and qualify for the
program.
In the wake of Arizona's financial crisis the tax
credit program has Somehow survived. However,
immunity has not be granted to any state tax-
funded program and how long tax credit donations
will be possible is uncertain.
Figure out which organizations you'd like to
contribute to by December and give them a hand
while helping yourself next April.
-- Trista Steers
Managing Editor
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RUN FOR I3"!
IT'S GOING TO
COST US MONEY.
NEWS
Letters to the Editor
Firefighter calls for
a stop to nonsense
After reading and witnessing contin-
uous rhetoric being passed back and forth
regarding the Sedona Fire District for the
past two years, I am calling for a stop to
the nonsense. Having been involved as
a firefighter for the past 10 years, I have
never witnessed anything like this. What
started out as an effort to reduce costs to
the taxpayers without disrupting services
has now turned into personal attacks
and created an adversarial environment
between members of the district and some
members of the current SFD Governing
Board and community.
I can personally tell you that I, along
witl others, became involved as a fire-
fighter to help citizens of Sedona during
their time of need and to provide the
community levels of service of which they
can be proud. Although SFD has been able
to maintain this level of service in spite of
the dramatic cuts to department budgets,
these service levels have become danger-
ously compromised by unnecessary reduc-
tions based on personal agendas.
Your firefighter/emergency medical
service providers are here for one reason
and one reason only and that reason is
you. We want to ensure your emergency,
regardless of the nature, is resolved in a
timely, efficient manner by the most qual-
ified and professional providers possible.
In an effort to end the negative misin-
formation being dispersed throughout
some portions of the community, I am
asking for your assistance by directing
any questions, comments or concerns to
the professionals who have the correct
information. In a time in our nation where
negative information is abundant, please
do your part to stop rumors and misin-
formation. Our goal as public service
employees is to be there for you when
you dial 9-1-1, but we need your help to
ensure this happens.
Jordon Baker, Secretary
Sedona-Verde Valley Firefighters
Association
My vote wouldn't
count, but if it did...
Sue Clemenz, you are so right about the
Village of Oak Creek name [Sedona Red
Rock News, Letters to the Editor, Sept, 10].
My husband and I moved to VOC in 1986
and even then I wondered why they named
that section of Sedona the Village of Oak
Creek. I too said, "Where's Oak Creek?"
I thought it should have been named Bell
Rock, Ariz. Regarding changing the sign on
State Route 179, I put my vote in now for
South Sedona Bell Rock Village. We reside
in Cottonwood now, so my vote wouldn't
count.
Marge Harwell
Cottonwood
PEOPLE ON THE STREET
Your Ov>io:00 YOUR ANS\\;viiR';
Where's the best place in Arizona to feel the change of the season and see fall colors?
TerH Piliig
VOC
"Definitely the
Grand Canyon
area. With
the beautiful
scenery and
variety of
colors it's the
best place
to go"
Lloyd Thorndyke
Sedona
"We just got
back from
riding horses
near Lake
Mary and
the ground
is a carpet
of yellow. It
looked like a
prairie full of
"
Stefanie Buchaniec
Sedona
"Oak Creek
Canyon is the
best place. The
higher you go
up the better it
gets."
Wyatt Switzer
Sedona
"By far it's
got to be Oak
Creek Canyon.
Ridiculous
colors and the
pines make a
nice contrast
t6 the orange,
red and yellow
colors."