Which moon to follow?

Thousands of American Muslims welcomed Ramadan with great fervor and excitement even though the fasts in some places last up to 17 hours and Taraweeh prayers go way past midnight.
Yet the biggest challenge was not in the fasting but in which moon to follow — in deciding which day to commence the fasting from Tuesday or Wednesday?
Organizations like Fiqh Council of North America declared that Ramadan would be on Tuesday (July 9) based on astronomical calculations citing that the new moon was born on Monday but it would not stay long enough on the horizon to be observed. It gave the example that on “Saudi Arabian horizon the moon would stay for only about a minute which made it impossible for the naked eye to see.” Other organizations like the Chicago Hilal Committee declared that since the moon had not been sighted anywhere in the USA or even Saudi Arabia, Ramadan would commence on July 10 (yesterday).
Sisters Shireen and Shaheen decided to follow their local mosque and went with Tuesday as the first day of Ramadan. Their brother Zaki and mother decided to go with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) where he asked the Muslims to sight the moon in determining the start of Ramadan.
“I am praying that the moon is really visible for Eid, I would hate for us to be fasting and my sisters enjoying Eid festivities.”
Many Muslims were however seemed confused. This was evident from the unusual traffic on face book sites of well known American scholars like Omer Suleiman. Everyone wanted to know which day to fast, Tuesday or yesterday? Omer Suleiman’s advice like most other scholars was to follow the community or the Masjid. But most people said that their community was divided and some were active in more than one mosque. In that case Omer Suleiman said, to “follow the Masjid that follows (moon) sighting.”
“I miss home even more this year” said one Pakistani American. “I never thought I would miss the Rueti-Hilal committee with its old men! At least they provided unity and consensus... In the US it’s getting crazier every year. In the beginning our numbers were small so everyone followed Saudi Arabia and we were happy. Now unfortunately every year we are having two or three Ramadan and Eid. Not only are communities divided, but families too.”
The Islamic scholars and organizations in the US clearly need to sit down and come up with a solution to these seemingly small problems that are dividing the community big time, till then it will be déjà vu!