[sac-board] Fw: Fwd: HB 2364 on Commerce Agenda =astronomers alert from DonHiggins Tucson

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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:47:57 -0700
From: "don higgins" <plentystar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: dickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fwd: HB 2364 on Commerce Agenda =astronomers alert from Don Higgins 
Tucson


Mr. Dickson: I unsuccessfully forwarded this to Steve Coe as an action alert 
to oppose HB 2364 as being heard in the AZ Senate on Wednesday morning 3/26. 
  If your club members can weigh-in  on this bad legislation, we may 
head-off more light pollution from billboards.

I did e-mail Polakis and others at EVAC.
Please do what is appropriate with your club activists on light pollution 
issues.
Later, after this poor legislation is defeated, we need to support
Gifford's SB 1218, that will reduce light pollution.
Don Higgins of TAAA and IDA

>From: "Mark Mayer" <mmayer1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Mayer, Mark" <mmayer1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: HB 2364 on Commerce Agenda
>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:38:16 -0700
>
>Dear Billboard Watchers and Community Activists:
>
>The agenda was just posted for the Senate Commerce Committee and HB 2364, 
>the electronic billboard bill, is on it for next Wednesday morning.  PLEASE 
>contact the senators on this committee ask them to vote no.  Tucsonans in 
>particular should contact Tucson area senators Soltero and Arzberger. 
>Talking Points and contact info are below and attached:
>
>Senate Commerce Committee
>       Name
>      District
>      Party
>      Email
>      Room
>      Phone (602)
>      Fax (602)
>
>       Carolyn S. Allen
>      8
>      R
>      callen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      303
>      542-4480
>      542-3429
>
>       Marsha Arzberger
>      25
>      D
>      marzberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      313
>      542-4321
>      417-3246
>
>       Robert Blendu
>      12
>      R
>      rblendu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      300
>      542-5955
>      417-3168
>
>       Ken Cheuvront
>      15
>      D
>      kcheuvro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      315
>      542-5325
>      417-3149
>
>       Gabrielle Giffords
>      28
>      D
>      ggifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      314
>      542-5262
>      417-3166
>
>       Barbara Leff
>      11
>      R
>      bleff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      302
>      542-4486
>      417-3170
>
>       Dean Martin
>      6
>      R
>      dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      308
>      542-5284
>      417-3163
>
>       Victor Soltero
>      29
>      D
>      vsoltero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      312
>      542-5342
>      542-3429
>
>       Jay Tibshraeny
>      21
>      R
>      jtibshra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      306
>      542-4481
>      417-3152
>
>
>
>OPPOSE HB 2364
>
>
>
>   a.. HB 2364 would overturn 33 years of sound public policy by deleting 
>the prohibition on electronic billboard displays adopted in 1970 Arizona 
>Highway Beautification Act.
>   b.. The bill is inconsistent with the wishes of Arizona citizens for an 
>improved visual appearance of our beautiful state and its roadways. This 
>broad community desire is reflected in the fact that 55 out of 87 cities 
>and towns in Arizona do no longer allow billboards and most of the others 
>only do so under very limited circumstances.
>   c.. Since the vast majority of existing billboards in Arizona no longer 
>comply with applicable state or local regulations, the law and good public 
>policy favor their gradual removal or conformance rather than an increase 
>in value or intensity of use.
>   d.. Passage of this bill would only breed more litigation between the 
>billboard industry and local jurisdictions. Local regulation of electronic 
>message displays relies heavily on code interpretation and with the bill 
>providing no express protection for such interpretations, they would be 
>subject to legal attack.
>   e.. Neighborhoods are very concerned about advertising messages 
>inappropriate for youth being promoted with displays that are even more 
>dazzling and attention-grabbing than the current ones.
>   f.. The level of brightness and shielding of the proposed electronic 
>message displays are limited by the bill and as such it a serious threat to 
>night skies and the viability of the astronomy industry in Arizona.
>   g.. Electronic billboards are designed to unduly attract motorists' 
>attention and are a documented safety hazard. Even the industry's own 
>literature touts the ability of these signs to attract such attention.
>Please help defeat this awful bill.
>
>Mark Mayer
>Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Tucson


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