SSCA News Release 4/27/22

Contact: Chuck Marr sedonasistercities@gmail.com  

The Search is On

Interest in becoming Sedona’s Sister City is intense. “Although  Sedona’s Sister City Association is only three months old, we are  already reviewing six potential Sister City partners” noted Chuck Marr,  Chair. To date interest in “twinning” with Sedona has been received  from cities in Ireland, Columbia, Mexico and South Korea. 

A sister city relationship is a multi-faceted, long-term partnership  between two communities in two countries. There currently are 1,800  such alliances in 140 countries. Most often, the communities have a lot  in common, although they are geographically distant.

“Each potential Sister City partner will be fully vetted against criteria  reviewed by the Sedona City Council last February, Marr said. But we  need many volunteers (who we call Sister City Sleuths) to help with the  investigation”. Information about Sister Cities and how to become a  member volunteer can be found at www.sedonasistercities.org . 

The web site also provides information about nominating a Sister City.  During the next few months, the Association hopes to evaluate up to  thirty potential Sister City partners before narrowing the field to  recommend as Sedona’s first Sister City early next year