Pineview Port Ramp Gate Update

[Bassin_Blitz]

I just sent very respectful emails to Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Blake Moore and all three Weber Co. commissioners requesting their assistance in this matter.

Media is the next step (KSL and Ogden Standard Examiner).

I am also looking into getting a permit to protest USFS at their Ogden City Office.  If I can’t fish, I’ll just spend that time picketing USFS poor management of the ramp.

Shadrap please post the email addresses and phone numbers of the reps you contacted.

Sure Bassin Blitz.  Here are the contacts as hyperlinks.  Or you can just google the senators and representatives and go to the contacts section. It is extremely easy to contact them and only takes a few minutes of your time.

Senator Mitt Romney:

Contact Senator Romney - Mitt Romney (senate.gov)

For Senator Romney, this link will take you to the contact info. 

Senator Mike Lee

Contact - Mike Lee US Senator for Utah (senate.gov)

Click on "Need help with a Federal Agency?" 

US House Representative Blake Moore

Contact | Representative Blake Moore (house.gov)

Weber County Commissioners (again, you can just google "Weber County Commissioners" and get this information.

Commissioner Jim Harvey:  jHarvey@co.weber.ut.us or (801) 399-8588

Commissioner Scott Jenkins: sjenkins@co.weber.ut.us or (801) 399-8406

Commissioner Gage Froerer: gfroerer@co.weber.ut.us or (801) 399-8590

Here is a copy of the boiler plate of the text I sent to each of the elected officials above:

I also urge you to contact the USFS directly.  Here are the applicable contacts as I understand them:

Mr. Dave Whittekiend, USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest Supervisor (801) 999-2108

Mr. Chad Hundson, USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest Deputy Supervisor (801) 999-2109

Mr.  Sean Harwood- Ogden District Ranger (801) 625-5872


Here is a boiler plate of the text I sent our elected officials.  Or provide your own customized message.  It is important to address them respectfully, so I suggest adding "honorable" in your salutation.  If we are rude or disrespectful we will not be successful.  See below:

Dear Honorable __________,

I am writing to urge your advocacy regarding the United States Forest Service's (USFS) management of a local reservoir in Utah.  Pineview Reservoir, located near Ogden Utah, is currently closed to citizenry until at least May of this year precluding anglers launching boats at the reservoir.  While the USFS’s management of the reservoir is well-intended and aimed toward interdiction of the introduction of harmful quagga mussels to the reservoir, the management policy of reservoir is heavy-handed and inadvertently disenfranchises citizens.  All boat access to the lake is closed until further notice.

We respectfully request that your office contact the USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest Supervisor’s Office at (801) 999-2103 (main office) or the Forest Supervisor, Mr. Dave Whittekiend at (801) 999-2108.  Alternately the Deputy Forest Supervisor, Mr. Chad Hudson may be contacted at (801) 999-2109.

We are requesting your office’s advocacy in assisting the USFS with pursuing management practices that protect the resource without disenfranchising citizenry.  We believe the two concepts are not mutually exclusive.

Again, thank you for your representation,

Sincerely,

Your Name

Thank you

Emails sent.