Don't sell part of Utah Lake for a large private city in the lake. Help the lake instead!
To Utah state legislators, Utah Government and the Army Corps of Engineers—any entity whose support and or approval is needed for the proposed Utah Lake "Land Exchange"
UTAH LAKE IS IN GRAVE DANGER because of a law passed in 2018. The “Utah Lake Amendments” (H.B. 272) created a loophole that allows part of the lake-bed to be deeded over to commercial developers. On March 21, 2022, Governor Cox signed H.B. 232 establishing a “Utah Lake Authority” that sets up a commission to fast-track the commercial development of Utah Lake under the guise of restoring the lake.
According to Dr. Sam Rushforth, Dean, UVU College of Science, Emeritus, ”The so-called restoration of Utah Lake as proposed by the developer is not possible. It would not restore the lake. In effect it would destroy the ecosystem of the lake and potentially harm much of its watershed, including Utah Valley. The proposed restoration/island-building project would be an environmental catastrophe—an unmitigated disaster.”
THIS MUST NOT BE PERMITTED! The State of Utah must NOT deed away ANY part of our publicly owned Utah Lake to any entity, especially one that would build a private island city complex in the lake and thereby permanently deface the lake and destroy its ecosystem in the process.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT public funding (state and federal) for Utah Lake’s environment, including improvements in lake water quality and recreational opportunities, both supported by sound science as provided by independent scientists. We also support making Utah Lake itself a State Park to be permanently protected from privatization.
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To Utah state legislators, Utah Government and the Army Corps of Engineers—any entity whose support and or approval is needed for the proposed Utah Lake "Land Exchange"
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UTAH LAKE IS IN GRAVE DANGER because of a law passed in 2018. The “Utah Lake Amendments” (H.B. 272) created a loophole that allows part of the lake-bed to be deeded over to commercial developers. On March 21, 2022, Governor Cox signed H.B. 232 establishing a “Utah Lake Authority” that sets up a commission to fast-track the commercial development of Utah Lake under the guise of restoring the lake.
According to Dr. Sam Rushforth, Dean, UVU College of Science, Emeritus, ”The so-called restoration of Utah Lake as proposed by the developer is not possible. It would not restore the lake. In effect it would destroy the ecosystem of the lake and potentially harm much of its watershed, including Utah Valley. The proposed restoration/island-building project would be an environmental catastrophe—an unmitigated disaster.”
THIS MUST NOT BE PERMITTED! The State of Utah must NOT deed away ANY part of our publicly owned Utah Lake to any entity, especially one that would build a private island city complex in the lake and thereby permanently deface the lake and destroy its ecosystem in the process.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT public funding (state and federal) for Utah Lake’s environment, including improvements in lake water quality and recreational opportunities, both supported by sound science as provided by independent scientists. We also support making Utah Lake itself a State Park to be permanently protected from privatization.