Hear, hear!!!! Your quote of Burke says it all. . . .

Bill Kaufman
Woodinville, WA



on 5/2/06 10:18 PM, C. Anderson at christyrae at hotmail.com wrote:

> At the meeting of the Special Events Committee of Seattle Parks this
> morning, the Committee reviewed it's research, took public comments, and
> decided to issue the permit for May 6th, but to move the fireworks barge as
> far from Union Bay as possible. I was impressed with the research the
> Committee Chair, Virginia Swanson, had done, and with how seriously they
> took the concerns of those who testified, wrote and emailed. This was a
> permit in the process of sailing through, and was basically turned around by
> one person speaking out, then having the support of many voices from the
> birding community.
>
> In my opinion, the best result of the whole process was that impact on
> wildlife will now be considered during any permit application going through
> this committee. It will be tested again, as another group has applied for a
> fireworks permit for June for a display just off Seward Park.
>
> Thanks to Susan Marten for raising the issue, and to all Tweeters and others
> who made their opinions known.
>
>
> Christy Anderson
> Bellevue WA
>
> "All that is necessary for evil to flourish is for good people to do
> nothing."
> -- Edmond Burke
>
>
>
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