FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] SB 1218

["Randy Peterson" <rgpeterson@xxxxxxx>]

The good news is that Senate Bill 1218 passed today in the House, with only one 
representative voting against it!  Even though I drove down to the Capitol 
Building today to testify, due to my error, I did not connect with the sponsor 
of this bill, Gabrielle Giffords, until the vote was being taken, so I did not 
testify.  I did write an email a couple of days ago to the committee members 
who were hearing this bill.

I will say that Ms. Giffords is certainly a great asset to the amateur 
astronomer community!  She is looking out for our concerns to limit the amount 
of light being directed into the night sky.  After hearing the testimony 
presented today, there is definitely an education process needed to get a lot 
of the other Senators to see how damaging unrestricted lighting is to our skies.

Randy Peterson
EVAC
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