[CRNMC] (CRNMC) latest ordinance, 4/25/14

[Peter Norris]

Thank You so much Karina.  Job well done.
In Gratiutude, Peter


*Peter Scott Norris 707.456.9968*
*The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The
deed develops into habit, And habit hardens into character. So watch the
thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love born out of
concern for all beings.*


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:41 PM, karinajoy <karinacotler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Attached is the latest version of the ordinance. Only sec.4(a) has been
> changed.
>
> It was resubmitted friday. While we wait for the county counsel to
> resubmit the title and summary (which will probably be the same), we can be
> preparing our flyers and other media announcements, etc.
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> For those who aren't familiar with why we changed sec.4a, it started with
> an email from Norman deVall, saying we needed to amend the ordinance to
> state the kind of "offense."  Barry Vogel had already, several times, made
> the point that the enforcement clause was inadequate. When Shannon heard it
> again from Norm, she asked for more info. Charles Wood concurred that the
> way it was worded, a judge could fine a fracking company $1/day, if he
> wanted.
>
> This made some of us realize that the ordinance basically contained no
> real punishment, and thus no deterrence. If the fine is small enough, then
> it's just another cost of doing business. What is the point of passing an
> ordinance that we couldn't enforce? This was an emergency situation.
>
> Of the people who responded to this emergency call, 73% agreed we needed
> to change it. Only 2 people said no. The core committee agreed to let
> Barry, Charles, Ben and I move forward with the language changes and
> resubmit as quickly as possible.
>
> I wish we'd taken Barry's warning seriously a month ago. But better now
> than a year from now, as we watch the fracking of our county and can do
> nothing about it. I wish we had had more time to discuss this change and
> work with the wording.
>
> *But let's all remember that decisions are made by those who show up -
> whether it's to a meeting, a phone conference, an email discussion or the
> voting booth. Only those who show up can cast a vote. That is how democracy
> works.*
>
> So now we wait.  All the next steps (petition, filing form 410, opening a
> bank account, publishing an announcement in the Ukiah Daiily Journal) are
> ready to go. The county counsel has 15 days to respond, but he could turn
> it around quickly, if he chooses to. Let's put this time to good use and
> pray (or whatever) for a quick turnaround.
>
> In service,
> Karina
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