Subject: Millennium Plans! (fwd)
Date: May 27 13:01:42 1998
From: Steve Mansfield - steve at nw.verio.net


For everone enjoyment, this was sent just a few minutes ago from the
Co-Chair of an astronomy club I belong to. I'm also working to inform the
Seattle Astronomical Society.

Forwarded message:
> Dear Mayor Schell.
>
> As co-chair of a large astronomical club know as "The Squak Mountain
> Telescope Gang" I am writing to you to express our concerns with plans to
> light up various down town buildings and the sky in the proposed "Millennium
> Plan".
>
> For astronomers, of which there many of us here in the North West, light
> pollution is becoming an ever increasing problem. It is now almost
> impossible to make many observations that we were able to make from Seattle
> only a few years ago.
>
> It would seem that a environmental impact statement/assessment should be
> required before such plans as are being proposed can be considered for
> implementation.
>
> Your support in keeping our universe vizible for all of us would be
> appreciated. Our club stands ready to work with your administration should
> we be requested.
>
> Sincerely,
> David W. Harris
> Co-Chair SQMTG

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