Comments

"Why anyone, with only half a mind, or no mind at all, could ever come up with building a highway so that a bridge could be built over one of the most beautiful spots in Arizona is absolutely beyond my ability to comprehend."

Barry Goldwater, former United States senator

"I too, agree that it is one of the most beautiful spots in the state -- and a national treasure. I have many happy memories working in that area and I'm saddened to think that it may not be preserved for future generations to enjoy"

Rhonda Fleming, actress

"I can't imagine why you'd put a bridge there. You have the eyes of the state and the eyes of the country looking at Sedona. I can't imagine that you can't come up with a better place than that"

Grant Woods, former Arizona attorney general

"You can't put a bridge at Red Rock Crossing. That's where Bambi pees."

Sam Steiger, former Prescott mayor

"Personally, I think it belongs to the American public, and I'm not willing to give up my property just because some local guy has a fetish for concrete."

Raena Honan, Sierra Club activist

"Red Rock Crossing is one of our most peaceful, beautiful and photographed spots in our state. We don't need gas fumes to pollute the air and water at this wonderful place."

Eileen Buroojy, Sedona resident

"Outside of a parameter of 25 or 30 miles, no one gives a hoot about a bridge or not a bridge at Red Rock Crossing."

Carl Fliessbach, Sedona resident

"Do we allow a bridge intruding into a peaceful scene loved around the world? I say we rise up and shout a resounding 'No!' to this proposal."

Bennie Blake, Sierra Club activist

"To desecrate such a natural and historic wonder with a big ugly stone bridge and paved roadway would be an obscenity almost without precedent in modern times."

Tony O'Boyle, Sedona resident

"To destroy the most photographed place, probably in the world, just so some people can get around the traffic congestion at the 'Y' would surely rank as one of the worst things man has done to God's country."

Howard Myers, Sedona visitor

"If you lived on Verde Valley School Road, you would know that creating a thruway to Sedona using that road would be disastrous for our residents."

Lee Giles, Village of Oak Creek resident

"The push to bulldoze Red Rock Crossing is about the urbanization of Sedona and the desecration of this precious land into more condos and upscale homes."

Rich Schonberg, Sedona resident

"This is the pristine, most photographed spot in Arizona? I don't think so -- it is a dump!"

Joe Sansing, former CFAR president

"We are not giving up!"

Ivan Finley, former CFAR president

"The time is now to demand Red Rock Crossing be restored."

Nancy Scagnelli, current CFAR president

"I will never consider Red Rock Crossing again."

A. G. "Chip" Davis, Yavapai County supervisor

"I'm disappointed you aren't willing to have a more proactive view."

Pud Colquitt, Sedona mayor

"A bridge at Red Rock Crossing would be a visual travesty of major proportions."