Now is time to act to help the Sky:
Vote on the August 2 primary for Snohomish County PUD Commissioner candidate Gordon Sibley.
He opposes the Sunset Falls Hydro project. Let's get him on the PUD's board of commissioners!
For more info, here's a bit more background from JP:
As SnoPud continues its plan to install a hydropower
facility at Sunset Falls, one of three SnoPud commissioners is up for
reelection. The Skykomish River is a more valuable resource in its free
flowing state and we need your help.
August 2nd
is the primary and we hope to unseat Toni Olsen. She has recently
gotten on record as being against this hydro project but this is a
classic politician flip flop right before election day. Her track record
has supported the dam at Sunset Falls since it was initially proposed,
and so we doubt she is sincere about challenging it now.
**If you live in South Snohomish County she is in your district.**
The Save The Sky River Coalition endorses Gordon "Gordy"
Sibley. He seems to have a finger on the pulse of Snohomish County
Ratepayers and their discontent with SnoPud's recent track record. Its
possible that with one voice of reason among the commissioners we may be
able to finally put a stop to this wrong headed idea of violating the
Skykomish River's legally protected status as a free flowing river.
What you can do is simple:
1.Make a personal commitment to vote for Gordy Sibley in the August 2nd
primary. The primary is the best opportunity to oust Terri Olsen and
replace her with someone more willing to consider alternatives to
building dams such as solar and wind power. If she makes it to the
general election she will have the advantage of being the incumbent, and
will probably get reelected.
2.Spread the word to a few members of your community. If
each and every person who sincerely wants to protect Sunset Falls from
hydro development can peruade more people to vote for Gordy Sibley in
the August 2
Primary, we can have a snowball effect and a strong chance to succeed.
You can forward this email to any eligible south snoho county voters you
know.
3. If you feel inspired to write a Letter to the Editor for
either the Everett Herold or the Monroe Monitor, please respond to me
and I can give you a sample of the LTE I drafted.
It is hard to say what the ultimate outcomes will be. That's why we need to stay vigilante.
Thank you for your participation, and if this falls in the
catagory of spam for you I'm sorry, but "The River Can't Speak For
Itself!"
jP