WMOD00151

• Project Name: Rules and Regulations
• Title: Modification of Weather
• Date: 5/23/1973
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Public Hearing

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1 of the property owners to sign agreement to it, so if we're

2 going to spell out something like this, vIe would like tc have

3 whoever it is that wants weather modification have to present

4, to the Department of Natural Resources some percent of the

5 voters who are in favor of it. We reel that this is contrary

6 to the democratic process to make ~s responsible to defend

7 ourselves against something. If a group of people want some-

8 thing, it should be their obligation to solicit signatures frod

9 the voters.

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HEARING OFFICER MO~~N: Mr. Shawcroft, I donlt mean

11 to interruj:t: YOu, but that five percent figure that you Ire

u addressing yourself to is five percent of the legal voters.

13 They could effect a hearing. It's Dot as onerous or as

14 difficult to get five percent as it would be to get the fift)

15 percent you're talking about. ID other words, we've got aver)

16 minimum of people who ~0uld command a hearing.

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MR, SR~WCROFT: We appreciate that, the fact that it

18 is a small percentage, but we feel that the endeavor is un-

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that we should have to go out and solicit signature

20 to protect ourselves. If they want a program, it should be

21 their responsibility to go and get s~pport for that program.

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HEARING OFFICER HOI',i\N: T unde::-stand.

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NRo SBP~!CROFT: We pay cur taxes, and we feel that

24 the Sheriff looks after OtJr interest. \.;e donft have to wait

25 until a robber comes and t"i1cn solicit he~lp from the Sheriffo

MRS, LaRINA M, BROWN
CE:RTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTER
263 TITAN STREET
AURORA, COLORADO 80010