It's in the Mail
In yet another example of how concerned Utah legislators are with public sentiment, they forgot to let the people of Price know about a public meeting conducted there on congressional redistricting.
The meeting was Monday at 1 p.m. in the Price City Hall by the Legislature's Redistricting Committee to discuss options for redrawing congressional boundaries in Utah to accommodate a fourth congressional district.
Democratic legislators had complained that the Republican majority was poised to pass a highly-partisan boundary map as detrimental as possible to Democrats and oblivious to the needs or wants of the voters in general.
Coicidentally, Price is traditionally a Democrat island in a red sea of Republicanism in central and southern Utah.
When Rep. Brad King, D-Price, contacted legislative staff last week to inquire what efforts they had made to publicize the public hearing, he was told a press release had been sent to the Price Sun-Advocate. Unfortunately, the press release was sent on Wednesday.
The Sun-Advocate publishes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but because of the Thanksgiving holiday, it published on Tuesday and Wednesday last week.
King called local radio stations Monday morning to get the word out about the hearing. Also, the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce sent a notice to its members, but that still lacked any general announcement to the community at large.
Through the efforts of the local folks, not the Legislature, about two dozen residents showed up for the hearing.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
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The meeting was Monday at 1 p.m. in the Price City Hall by the Legislature's Redistricting Committee to discuss options for redrawing congressional boundaries in Utah to accommodate a fourth congressional district.
Democratic legislators had complained that the Republican majority was poised to pass a highly-partisan boundary map as detrimental as possible to Democrats and oblivious to the needs or wants of the voters in general.
Coicidentally, Price is traditionally a Democrat island in a red sea of Republicanism in central and southern Utah.
When Rep. Brad King, D-Price, contacted legislative staff last week to inquire what efforts they had made to publicize the public hearing, he was told a press release had been sent to the Price Sun-Advocate. Unfortunately, the press release was sent on Wednesday.
The Sun-Advocate publishes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but because of the Thanksgiving holiday, it published on Tuesday and Wednesday last week.
King called local radio stations Monday morning to get the word out about the hearing. Also, the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce sent a notice to its members, but that still lacked any general announcement to the community at large.
Through the efforts of the local folks, not the Legislature, about two dozen residents showed up for the hearing.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
>>
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