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Water to Docks
by Dave Shearer 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

For those that are still in the water and Great Salt Lake Row. We will be turning off the water to the docks early next week. The pump-a-head dock will also be shut down for the winter. There will still be water at the top of the ranger dock though. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Dave's Annual Turkey Social!
by Dave Shearer 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

I hope all had a great Halloween. Now it is time to think Thanksgiving. And of course the Annual Dave's Turkey Social. I believe this will be the 22nd year of this event. It has become the second largest event at the marina and always has incredible food. This year's Turkey Social is Saturday, November 19th at the Great Salt Lake Marina pavilion. I will, once again, be serving Deep Fried Turkeys. If you haven't tried deep fried turkey yet you are missing an incredible treat. PLEASE RSVP asap so I know how many turkeys to deep fry. Side dishes are not a must but are always welcome. Some of the big hits are: Garlic mashed potatoes Green bean casserole Pumpkin pie or any kind of pie Stuffing Cranberry sauce Mashed potatoes Bread or rolls Anything else you might like to bring and share. This event is open to the WHOLE marina community and guests you would like to bring. This event is free. Come out and see old friends while having an early Thanksgiving dinner. PLEASE RSVP to dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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SATURDAY - GSLYC Year End Party Reminder
by Janet Robins 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Just a reminder the GSLYC Year End Attitude Adjustment party is tomorrow night, Saturday, October. Thanks to everyone who RSVP'd to me, it looks like we are going to have a great turnout. For any late comers who did not RSVP for dinner, please feel free to join us after dinner at 7:00 pm for the live music from our favorite local band Marmalade Chill. Admission for current GSLYC members is free - and non-members will be $10 per person (includes dinner and live music). Party location is at the GSLYC Pavillon, dinner will be at 5:00 pm, followed by GSLYC board elections and race awards. The band will start at 7:00 pm. Reminder also, bring your own beverages. Hope to see you all there! October 22, 2016 GSLYC Pavilion 4:00 pm - Social Hour/Appetizers (bring a bottle of wine to share) 5:00 pm - Dinner 6:00 pm - Voting for GSLYC Members and Race Award Announcements 7:00 pm - LIVE Music from Marmalade Chill Cost: Free to current GSLYC Members $10 per person for non-members

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Water Lobbyists Running the Show
by Janet Robins 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

________________________________ From: Utah Rivers Council <info=utahrivers.org(a)mail10.wdc01.mcdlv.net> on behalf of Utah Rivers Council <info(a)utahrivers.org> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 2:48 PM Subject: Water Lobbyists Running the Show [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/3e86be07a004e70a601c3568a/images/9885e72d-4fb…] <http://utahrivers.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3e86be07a004e70a601c3…> Lobbyists Pave Way for Disastrous Projects With Sweetheart Loan This week at the State Water Development Commission a group of water lobbyists presented new rules, which they authored themselves, for the repayment of state loans for the Lake Powell Pipeline and Bear River Water Grab. This would allow their agencies to repay just 10% of the $5 billion in tax money they want from Utah taxpayers. These rules were prepared by lobbyists in backroom meetings with the Division of Water Resources. The water lobbyists who wrote these rules have been appointed to the Commission, a subcommittee of the Natural Resources & Agriculture Committee. According to legislation passed last year, the proposed rules were supposed to establish repayment terms for the $5 billion in funds requested by lobbyists for these controversial water projects. But hidden on page 7 of the 10 page list of rules it states: “(i) Beneficiaries of projects to develop the Colorado and Bear Rivers as described in the Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act and Bear River Development Act will be required to provide at least 10% of the project cost.” This means Utah taxpayers would have to foot 90% of the bill for these disastrous projects. Once the water lobbyists presented their rules for the funding of the Bear River Water Grab and Lake Powell Pipeline, members of the public along with URC staff stood to speak on the issue, but were not allowed to comment. The Commission Chair claimed there was not enough time to allow comment and then adjourned the meeting with 40 minutes to spare. Citizens who attended the meeting were outraged, but the Salt Lake Tribune was there to write an excellent article<http://utahrivers.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3e86be07a004e70a601c3…> about the proceedings of this Commission dominated by lobbyists. Lobbyist's Secret Plan for Bear River Water Grab and Lake Powell Pipeline Exposed For the last two years, an Advisory Team heavily dominated by water development interests has been writing a new long-term water plan for Utah. The lobbyists running this Advisory Team have worked in backrooms to ensure the plan meets their agenda of spending billions on unnecessary water projects like the Bear River Water Grab and the Lake Powell Pipeline while creating obstacles to conserving water and other less expensive alternatives to these unnecessary projects. These same lobbyists have been busy at the Utah Legislature pushing both the Lake Powell Pipeline and the Bear River Water Grab, against the express wishes of many members of the public. Through their own admittance, the water lobbyists at the September Advisory Team meeting stated they hope this report will be finished for their lobbying activities during the 2017 Legislative Session – although they didn’t want to distribute it to the public or receive public comment on the proposal. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/3e86be07a004e70a601c3568a/images/c23e2520-a53…] >From the cover of this Water Strategy Advisory Plan, it is very apparent they do not want the public involved in this process. Such subjective planning efforts aim to misinform the public with meaningless green washing while doing little to change the status quo of wasteful water use and unneeded projects in Utah. Instead of identifying meaningful solutions to save water, which are abundant, far less expensive, and do not impact our environment, the lobbyists running the Advisory Team devised misinformation to dissuade readers from these solutions. At the September meeting, Utah Rivers Council staff stepped up and demanded the public be allowed to comment on the plan. The Utah public now has until 11:59 PM on Monday, October 24th to submit comments. To view the plan and comments by the URC go here<http://utahrivers.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e86be07a004e70a601c35…>. 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SNOWPACK
by Dave Shearer 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

With so much bad news out there lately I thought I would send out some encouraging news. Snowpack today for the Great Salt Lake drainage area is 2796% Snowpack this time last year - zero percent! Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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RSVP Please - October 22 - GSLYC Year End Attitude Adjustment Party
by Janet Robins 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Reminder - the GSLYC Year-End Party is coming up quick The GSLYC Board has chosen to have a helluva' party for year end - instead of separate socials such as Wine & Cheese, Pumpkin Patch and the year-end banquet in November - we decided to combine the events and resources and have an Attitude Adjustment Party (although Janet's working title for the party was grab a bottle, hunker down and pray for daylight!) Our financial resources need to be conserved so we can weather out the storm another year until dredging happens. We hope you can all join us! The next worst thing after not having our boats in the water - is missing our friends! This social is open to both current GSLYC members as well as non-members. Please join us for the GSLYC Year-End Attitude Adjustment Party! We will provide dinner, live music from the band Marmalade Chill (the awesome band from Sailfest) - and we will also hold GSLYC Board elections and present race awards. Admission for current GSLYC members is free - and non-members will be $10 per person (includes dinner and live music). Party location is at the GSLYC Pavillon, dinner will be at 5:00 pm, followed by GSLYC board elections and race awards. The band will start at 7:00 pm. RSVP PLEASE so we make sure we have enough food! BYOB. Hope to see you all there! Send RSVP's to commodore(a)gslyc.org<mailto:commodore@gslyc.org> or leave message on the GSLYC FB page October 22, 2016 GSLYC Pavilion 4:00 pm - Social Hour/Appetizers (bring a bottle of wine to share) 5:00 pm - Dinner 6:00 pm - Voting for GSLYC Members and Race Award Announcements 7:00 pm - LIVE Music from Marmalade Chill Cost: Free to current GSLYC Members $10 per person for non-members

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Phone Calls to me
by Dave Shearer 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

I have been receiving several calls over the last few days that I am just not able to pick up and talk to people. The problem is that I have laryngitis and cannot talk for a few more days. If you have a need to reach me I can still be reached by text or email. Sorry, for the inconvenience. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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GSL UP Causeway breach DELAYED!
by Dave Shearer 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Below is a link to the story that became official yesterday. The breach will be delayed until sometime in December. http://www.sltrib.com/news/4392697-155/union-pacific-agrees-to-delay-breach Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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October 22 - GSLYC Year End Attitude Adjustment Party
by Janet Robins 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

The GSLYC Board has chosen to have a helluva' party for year end - instead of separate socials such as Wine & Cheese, Pumpkin Patch and the year-end banquet in November - we decided to combine the events and resources and have an Attitude Adjustment Party (although Janet's working title for the party was grab a bottle, hunker down and pray for daylight!) Our financial resources need to be conserved so we can weather out the storm another year until dredging happens. We hope you can all join us! The next worst thing after not having our boats in the water - is missing our friends! This social is open to both current GSLYC members as well as non-members. Please join us for the GSLYC Year-End Attitude Adjustment Party! We will provide dinner, live music from the band Marmalade Chill (the awesome band from Sailfest) - and we will also hold GSLYC Board elections and present race awards. Admission for current GSLYC members is free - and non-members will be $10 per person (includes dinner and live music). Party location is at the GSLYC Pavillon, dinner will be at 5:00 pm, followed by GSLYC board elections and race awards. The band will start at 7:00 pm. RSVP PLEASE so we make sure we have enough food! BYOB. Hope to see you all there! Send RSVP's to commodore(a)gslyc.org<mailto:commodore@gslyc.org> or leave message on the GSLYC FB page October 22, 2016 GSLYC Pavilion 5:00 pm - Dinner 6:00 pm - Voting for GSLYC Members and Race Award Announcements 7:00 pm - Live Music from Marmalade Chill Cost: Free to current GSLYC Members $10 per person for non-members

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Noon Today - Economic Analysis - Taxpayers will be forced to pay 72% of the Lake Powell Pipeline
by Janet Robins 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Regardless of whether you are for or against the Bear River Project and Lake Powell Pipelines - I urge you all to attend, if possible, the Economic Analysis of the Lake Powell Pipeline presented by University of Utah economics Professor Gabriel Lozada today at 12:00 pm in the Moot Courtroom of the S.J. Quinney College of Law. Every Citizen in Utah needs to be fully aware of how the funding of these projects will affect them (Utah taxpayers). During yesterday's Water Commission meeting - a GRAMA request revealed that water districts knowingly hid massive water rate increases from the public, to fund the Lake Powell Pipeline. A revelatory document obtained via GRAMA and analyzed by a group of PhD University economists reveals the Washington County Water District hid secret water rate increases from the public and legislators. While hiding the rate increases, the District's lobbyists (paid for with your property tax dollars) lobbied for funding for the $2-4 billion Lake Powell Pipeline and claimed they could repay the Utah taxpayers. Over the last year, the District repeatedly told the public and legislators they could repay the massive debt from the pipeline with just a 28-cent increase in water rates, according to media interviews. But the agency refused to share their repayment plan until the Utah State Records Committee ordered the District to release the plan to Utah Rivers Council. The University economists analyzed the District's repayment plan and found the agency intends to repay just 28% of the pipeline costs paid by Utah taxpayers. This means the District lobbied for pipeline funding by claiming they could repay Utah taxpayers while secretly intending to force Utah taxpayers to pay 72% of the pipeline's cost, a violation of Utah law. "No one would ever ask a bank for a loan while intending to repay just 28% of the debt, unless they're a scam artist" said Zach Frankel, Executive Director for Utah Rivers Council. "Yet that's exactly what water lobbyists convinced the Legislature to do." In 2015, the same group of University economists prepared a 41 page pro-bono analysis that found the $2-4 billion Lake Powell Pipeline will require a 570% increase in water rates and a 120% increase in impact fees in Washington County to repay Utah taxpayers. The District hired a consultant, paid $418,000 as of July 2016, to prepare a repayment plan to contest the findings. The consultant has a law degree and a bachelor's in hotel administration. The District's secret plan was cited by dozens of lobbyists at the 2016 Utah Legislature to pass a bill (SB80) funding the pipeline with $40 million per year in sales tax money. Yet the Legislature refused to fund the Medicaid gap, which needed about the same amount of money.

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