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

[Caitlin Alexander]

Just got home from a long weekend to find quite the formidable enforcements
in section 4(a).  YES! Jail time for the board, etc. - $10k per violation
with many specific violations defined! They can't even leave their fracking
equipment in our county over 8 hours! WOW. Great freakin' job!!!    :)

Best,

Caitlin


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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