HB 218 Update - Updated

A call to action for "Powdervile" and other Utah citizen activists (so-called) whose political activism seems lately to be limited to "sitting on the sidelines"

Surprise of surprises, we just talked with Rep. Froerer. In answer to our pointed query, Gage frankly informed us that he took the HB 218 matter off the committee calender today, because the Powder Mountain Developers and other real estate developer interests have plowed massive money into UTAH GOP Leadership (so-called), to defeat H.B. 218 in that committee. He believed the House Government Operations Committee had been "poisoned" (my words - not his) by GOP Leadership, and that he believed he needed more time to properly "educate" a new House committee, to which this bill will soon be re-assigned. He played it smart in our opinion; and wouldn't let HB 218 suffer an early death in an already "stacked" committee.

Rep. Froerer also expressed his discomfort that the many hundreds of WCF and OVF readers who've expressed their displeasure about the Powder Mountain mess over the years haven't even lifted a finger to sends their emails, phone calls and letters to support Rep. Froerer's current efforts, with respect to H.B. 218. According to Gage, despite our most recent efforts to rally the troops, he's received only a small "handfull" of supportive emails.

Let's get our asses in gear, Weber County Forum readers. As Gentle Reader Jennifer Neil noted in her previous post on this subject, the Powder Mountain political power grab effects ALL OF US in Weber County.

Let's get those supportive emails going, gentle readers:

• Gage Froerer's legislative email addy

And here's a link to Rep. Froerer's legislative profile page, for those readers who'd prefer to contact him by other means:

• Gage Froerer - District 8

If the people of Weber County downstream from Powder Mountain want to live in a virtual cesspool as a result of their own inaction, that's their considered choice, we guess.

For our part, we urge all Weber County residents who like clean water and air to send encouraging email massages to Legislative 8 House Representative Gage Froerer right now.

At bare minimum, tell Rep. Froerer that you unequivocally support HB 218, and that you'll do whatever's necessary, to make sure this bill is ultimately passed. Encourage him to pass on your email to all Government Operations Committee members.

Update 2/2/10 9:15 a.m. MT: We spoke last evening with Rep. Froerer, who urged us to put up a link to contact all members of the House Government Operations Standing Committee, who will again find this matter back on their agenda on Friday. In that connection we've put together this bulk email contact link, which will allow readers who are concerned about passage of this bill to register their support in one single email:

• 2010 House Government Operations Standing Committee Contact Links

We've been railing about disenfranchisement of Ogden Valley citizens for several years. Let's not let this bill now fail through our complacency. C'mon, gentle readers. Let's get those emails flowing now. We'll also suggest that those who've already sent emails to Rep. Froerer should send duplicates to the full committee via our newly-coded bulk contact link.