Taking On The Difficult Issues. Steve and Karen welcome Derek Pfaff who is running for a seat on the Sedona City Council along with current councilmembers, Kathy Kinsella and Holli Ploog, who is also Vice-Mayor.
Kinsella, who is running for a second term, says, “It’s been a very challenging, rewarding, stimulating four years. I think we’ve gotten a lot done. This current council has been one that has refused to kick cans down the road, that has taken on some of the hard problems and some of the problems that people have strong feelings about…everything from big ideas like emergency evacuation planning to resolving issues at the pool and user hours. I’d like to continue for four more years because there are things coming that are coming as a result of the work we have taken on like the Cultural Park planning process that will begin.”
Ploog also wants to continue the work. “I want to run for re-election to complete some of the work we started. And I agree with Kathy that this council has been very active and determined to tackle some of the most difficult problems that we have in our community and, believe me, it’s not easy.”
Pfaff, who is an attorney, says he was approached to run for the seat currently held by Jessica Williamson. Asked why he’s running for office, he replies, “The first thing I want to say is that I agree with you that we do have a great council right now. I’m excited about the possibility of working with these folks.” He says he’d like to use his legal experience to help propel the city forward.