Save the Peaks! Send a message to the City of Flagstaff!
Ya'a'teh,
As many of you are aware, the City of Flagstaff has agreed to sell contaminated wastewater to the Arizona Snowbowl Ski resort for snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks which are held holy by over 13 Native American Nations. This season, as Snowbowl received only 133 inches of natural snow and was open for less than 2 weeks due to drought conditions, criticism of the ski area's ability to extend its season with wastewater snowmaking has grown.
On March 17th, over 3,000 signatures on collected petitions were handed to Mayor Joe Donaldson urging him to support human rights and to protect the environment by ending the sale of wastewater to the controversial ski area. City Council member Al White stated in the Daily Sun newspaper, "It's not going to happen". The Flagstaff Mayor initially refused to receive the signatures and the response from the city was that the petitions were "unofficial".
In a previous statement Kelvin Long of ECHOES said, "The San Francisco Peaks are the essence of Indigenous life that we are protecting, this is something that the Mayor and the City Council of Flagstaff need to understand, we are willing to work with the city of Flagstaff in building a healthier community, one that does not put corporate and private business interest before the interest of people, and their way of life."
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Urge the City Council to stop its sale of the wastewater to the Snowbowl for snowmaking!
The Save the Peaks Coalition is continuing petition efforts (the petition is available online at Save the Peaks - Please Sign the Petition).
City of Flagstaff Mayor and Council
E-mail: Flagstaff City Council
Opinion Hotline: (928) 779-7691
Telephone: (928) 779-7600
Mail: 211 W. Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff AZ 86001
2. Currently there is an online poll at the Arizona Daily Sun Newspaper website, help us send a message to the community of Flagstaff! Vote YES at the Daily Sun website (the poll is located in the lower left hand corner).POLL
4. Send a letter to the editor of the Daily Sun.
Letters should be no more than 250 words and addressed to the editor, Arizona Daily Sun, P.O. Box 1849, Flagstaff 86002. Fax number is 774-4790. E-mail: Letters to Editor
3. This is also an election year for the Mayor and Council of the City of Flagstaff. Learn about the candidate's stance on this critical issue and support responsible representation that respects the cultural and environmental heritage of this region.
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Last updated on April 16, 2006