JOURNAL 04/09/07

I know, I know -- I am waaaaay behind in reports, and I have other
obligations this week (mostly the big dance show -- get your tickets at the
arts center for Friday at 6 p.m. or Saturday at 2 p.m.) so no real report
here, but no one should complain about having nothing to do tonight. (Is
that a double negative?)

Phil Crossley has put together an intriguing pair of keynote presentations
for the 11th Environmental Symposium tonight at Western State (Kebler
Ballroom in the Union) at 7:30.  You get to hear the Tri-State vision of the
future, as well as Ed Marston's. Ed, former publisher of High Country News,
is a member of the Board That Just Said No, Delta-Montrose Electric
Association.

I don't have any information other than hearsay, but I believe there's a
fund-raiser/Q&A session for Referendum 1A at the arts center tonight. If you
have concerns, questions, or just want to support the effort to implement a
1% sales tax in the city of Gunnison, this could be the place to be tonight.
(If what I heard is correct, and with the amount of wax oozing out of my
ears these days, that is highly suspect.)

OR, the city council is sitting down tonight with the city planning
commission to go over what is hopefully the final product of three years of
work, the city's master plan revision. There is some concern that people who
have not bothered to provide input on this lengthy public process may use
these last few meetings to try to subvert the work of many. Former city
manager Mark Collins appointed the master plan steering committee; planner
Kim Antonucci is to be commended for her efforts to get input for all
corners of the city; and planning commissioners -- as well as dedicated
members of the public, notably Richard Karas, George Sibley and Dick Bratton
-- have devoted countless hours to crafting this document. Hopefully the
process will be respected, but it wouldn't hurt to show your support for
both the document and the process by putting in an appearance at the meeting
tonight.

If you can't find anything else to do, that is.

Back whenever life slows down enough for me to hop off the merry-go-round .
. .

TL