I've met them both. Don and Anthony are good people. We do need to bring to the attention of the powers that be the purpose of the light poluution ordinances and push as hard as we can to preserve as much of the dark sky as we can. Kim, I think I'm hearing an undertone of willingness to be involved, at least to see how far we can make an impact. Should an organizational meeting be held? Who has the most information on what is going on. How can we best get information? Siegfried ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Carnes" <moogiebird@earthlink.net> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Tooele racetrack
We should find out all of the details we can. Will there be public disclosure of the detail plans? When? Will there be an opportunity for public input. I agree with the idea that we should be involved and get as much ahead of this as we can.
Any volunbteers for a committee?
Depending on time commitment, I might be able to help out. Don't know for sure. We could probably get some support and perhaps learn some effective methods from the International Dark Sky Association (www.darksky.org). There is a section in Park City (anybody know Don Brown & Anthony Arrigo?). Those of us in the Cottonwood area are also likely to have a fight with Sandy about the blasted Wal-Mart they're going to put in the gravel pit). It's probably important to learn useful tools, since fights like this are likely to be quite protracted. Larry Miller can easily afford to hire a lawyer and a lighting 'expert' to be at every single related meeting. In general, the guys with the money know they're fighting volunteers and they know how to wear them down.
I'll have some other comments in response to Chuck Hards' post.
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