Brent, Senator Ron Allen is a member of Utah Dark Skies. He decided to draft this bill and put it in. He told the Utah Dark Skies group about it. They let everyone who has signed up for their e-mail list know about it, and urged them to pass it on. For the record, there were about 15 supporters of the bill at the meeting. (Stepping onto soapbox) Before you go pointing fingers and blaming the Astronomical League for not leading a fight which no one ever asked them into, perhaps you can explain why EVERYONE, including you, on this newsgroup, utterly failed to respond to my TWO posts about this resolution. Check the archives. One post was dated Thursday January 9th and titled "IMPORTANT, Utah's Light Pollution Control Resolution". The second was made Thursday January 16th, clearly labeled "Text of Utah Light Pollution Control Resolution". You apparently just ignored them. (I've seen spam get a better reaction than my posts.) Perhaps I should have done something more, like tattoo it to your forehead, but I figured you were adults, and could make your own decisions. What more was I supposed to do for you? Go to your door, get you off your duff, and make you call? If you are not willing to sign up for the e-mail lists, then chances are pretty good that we will not take the time to track you down at the hanger and beat the information into you! Why do you expect the League to do something, when you won't be bothered to show up, make a few calls, or try to get support for the bill. The fact that Senator Hellewell could not seem to remember getting my call or the calls from the Utah Dark Skies people must be just a bit of alzheimers kicking in, because I am certain that the good man would communicate only the truth as he remembers it. (Steps down from soapbox) Sincerely, Jo At 09:14 PM 1/28/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Please excuse my hasty post. I mistakenly hit the send button before I had a chance to proof read my previous post.
I understand the vote went against this bill (resolution) by a vote of three to two. It seems to me like this is a very important issue for those of us living in the intermountain west, not just Utah. I am also disturbed that the only call that Senator Hellewell had received FOR the resolution was from Rich, and that didn't come until this afternoon.
Members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society pay membership dues to the Astronomical League. Many are also members of the International Dark Sky Association. I must ask the question - Where is the support from our national organizations when critical items such as this come up? My understanding was that there may have been a representative from a Utah group representing IDA at the hearing, but there was no IDA lobbying, nor support from the national oganization for this resolution. The Astronomical league was not represented at all. I would surmise from Senator Hellewell's comment that neither organization had even made calls in support of this resolution.
What's up here?
Brent
--- Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ouch!
I called Sen. Hellewell (from Orem), and he said I've been the first person to support this bill; he said he's had dozens of calls against it. (Businesses worried they can't adequately light their property or signs, etc.).
Please do call and voice support today! Rich
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