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From: "Wayne Martinson" <wmart.dsawyer@aros.net>
To: "Bob Adler" <AdlerR@law.utah.edu>, "Amanda Eyre" <aeyre@tnc.org>,
"Alan Matheson" <amatheson@tu.org>, "Montague,
Chris" <cmontague@tnc.org>,
"Darrell Mensel" <dmensel@xmission.com>,
"Genevieve Atwood" <genevieveatwood@attbi.com>,
"Jeff Salt" <jeffsalt@greatsaltlakeaudubon.org>,
"Jeff McCreary" <jmccreary@ducks.org>,
"Joel Peterson" <jpeterson@tnc.org>,
<ldefreitas@earthlink.net>, <maunsel3616@msn.com>,
"Joro Walker" <utah@lawfund.org>, <fishonsfw@aol.com>,
<wbodie@pheasantsforever.org>,
"Daren Tuttle" <DAREN_TUTTLE@BD.COM>,
"Allan Daly" <allan.daly@attbi.com>,
"Paul Dremann" <pdremann@xmission.com>,
"Cullen Battle" <cbattle@fabianlaw.com>,
"Reed Stone" <sage2222@juno.com>,
"Sam Rushforth" <sam.rushforth@uvsc.edu>,
"Scot Chipman" <scotchipman@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:03:10 -0600
Subject: Utah Lake Issue - Signing on to the Legal Intervention and other
updates
Message-ID: <00cc01c33cd6$6220f1e0$0edcdb42@computer>
Dear folks interested in the Utah Lake Boundary Issue Settlement,
Below are updates on various items.
Signing on to the intervention and giving a declaration. THE DATE THE
LEGAL
INTERVENTION NEEDS TO BE FILED IS JULY 7. Good progress is being made on
this. As you know groups are being asked and encouraged to sign on to
this
legal intervention. JORO WALKER WITH THE LAND AND WATER FUND AND CULLEN
BATTLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH GROUPS WILL BE SIGNING ON TO THIS
INTERVENTION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON JULY 2. Also, if a group is signing on
to
the intervention then Joro is seeking a declaration from a spokesperson
for
the group. The declaration is an individual interview with a user and
includes questions such as when did you last go and use Utah Lake? How
do
you use the area when you are there? When do you plan on going again?
And
how would your activities be impaired if Provo Bay and other parts of the
Utah Lake and its shoreline were privately owned? The Land and Water
Fund
staff write down this declaration during and interview and send it to the
individual for their review and signature. (If final approval for an
organization has to be later than July 2 that can still work, but the
legal
folks need to know as soon as possible in order to start working on
declarations.) PLEASE LET ME OR PEOPLE AT THE LAND AND WATER FUND NOW IF
YOUR ORGANIZATION IS PLANNING ON JOINING ON TO THE LEGAL INTERVENTION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Getting groups to sign on to the intervention. The Utah Wetlands
Foundation
has agreed to sign on to the intervention. Many other groups are seeking
to
gain approval from their organizations to sign on including angling,
birding, hunting, conservation and boating organizations. In regards to
boating groups there is a Utah Water Ski Club, a Utah Airboaters
Association, a BYU Sail Boat Club and a Utah Wind Riders Association that
have been contacted.
Paying for the legal effort. Having organizations sign on to the legal
intervention is the most important consideration. But, there are legal
fees
and assistance with this is needed. At this point, Joro is estimating
that
the legal costs will be about $2,000. The Utah Wetlands Foundation has
agreed to help pay for the legal costs but they very understandably want
this to be a partnership so they will match one dollar for every dollar
contributed by other organizations. With this generous offer we need to
raise an estimated $1,000 from other organizations and/or individuals.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EFFORT.
Press Conference. We discussed having a press conference on Wednesday
July
9 or Thursday July 10. This is still a possibility or at least a press
release listing contact people, but details would need to be worked out.
Bird Use on Utah Lake. Attached is information regarding bird use on
Utah
Lake and Provo Bay.
Feel free to share any other comments you have regarding the Utah Lake
Boundary Issue settlement.
Thanks for your interest,
Wayne MartinsonAttachment:
Bird Use of Utah Lake 6-20-03.doc
Description: MS-Word document