[CRNMC] Measure "S" into Enforceable Law

[edward Oberweiser]

Thanks Baile for educating us in this matter!!!

Ed

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Baile Oakes <baileoakes at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear all,
>
> Through my recent conversations with Norman de Vall, I have come to
> realize that I am woefully uneducated in the process of manifesting new
> laws.
>
> We have all helped to manifest Measure "S".  At the same time, it has no
> real teeth of enforcement until such time as it is written into the
> enforcement codes of Mendocino County.  This process takes place through
> the office of the county counsel.  The county counsel can choose to refrain
> from writing into the codes of law in the county any part of Measure "S"
> that the county counsel deems to be unlawful.  Since the State of
> California presently does not ban fracking and has passed legislation
> clearly stating that the right to frack is solely determined by the State,
> than the county counsel could make the decision that no part of Measure "S"
> can legally be written into the county enforcement codes.
>
> Norman has urged us to get busy contacting and lobbying our respective
> Supervisors in order to educate them and persuade them to direct the county
> counsel to "codify" all parts of Measure "S."
>
> Passing Measure "S" is only the first step in it becoming the law of the
> county.
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> It is time for us to get on with the politics of making Measure "S" a
> meaningful and enforceable law in our county.
>
> Sending all the best to all of you'
>
> with love,
>
> baile
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