Comments on: Observations on a Vision for Wickenburg – Part 4 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/ Your independent source of information about Wickenburg, AZ. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Allan Hall http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/#comment-544 Allan Hall Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/?p=792#comment-544 Sharon, Thanks for commenting and it’s awfully good to hear from you! A thought on the Dark Skies ordinance - take the Wickenburg Town Council for a short ride out to Aguila one evening after dark. From there, looking east, you can now see the glow of Wickenburg. It is distinct and cannot be confused with the night-glow of metro-Phoenix or Prescott. We used to have skies like Aguila... Allan Sharon,
Thanks for commenting and it’s awfully good to hear from you! A thought on the Dark Skies ordinance – take the Wickenburg Town Council for a short ride out to Aguila one evening after dark. From there, looking east, you can now see the glow of Wickenburg. It is distinct and cannot be confused with the night-glow of metro-Phoenix or Prescott. We used to have skies like Aguila…
Allan

]]> By: Sharon Pearson http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/#comment-543 Sharon Pearson Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:16:22 +0000 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/?p=792#comment-543 Thanks, Allan for being concerned about Wickenburg's dark skies. Curtis Arnett and I have formed a PAC filed with the town clerk advocating for a dark sky ordinance. We have previously addressed the Town Council on this issue and will do so again in the future. Curtis has provided info to the Wickenburg Sun and hopefully it will be in next weeks issue and we will gain additional supporters. Almost everyone I've talked to about the group has donated the $1 that allows their name to be used as a Dark Sky Advocate. We need to get people involved. The last Council meeting I attended the discussion was on revising the ordinance for signs and I was the only non-business owner there. Keep writing. I enjoy all your articles. Sharon Thanks, Allan for being concerned about Wickenburg’s dark skies. Curtis Arnett and I have formed a PAC filed with the town clerk advocating for a dark sky ordinance. We have previously addressed the Town Council on this issue and will do so again in the future. Curtis has provided info to the Wickenburg Sun and hopefully it will be in next weeks issue and we will gain additional supporters. Almost everyone I’ve talked to about the group has donated the $1 that allows their name to be used as a Dark Sky Advocate. We need to get people involved. The last Council meeting I attended the discussion was on revising the ordinance for signs and I was the only non-business owner there. Keep writing. I enjoy all your articles.
Sharon

]]> By: Allan Hall http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/#comment-542 Allan Hall Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:50:36 +0000 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/?p=792#comment-542 Hello Shane: There is some hope for preserving the night sky. The Wickenburg Planning and Zoning group has taken this topic under consideration. Also, the AZ Republic newspaper has written some very nice articles about the value of dark skys and the positive impact they have upon Arizona's economy. Preserving our night sky is not very difficult if people (and town government) will just take a little effort. Thanks for your reply, Allan Hello Shane:
There is some hope for preserving the night sky.
The Wickenburg Planning and Zoning group has taken this topic under consideration. Also, the AZ Republic newspaper has written some very nice articles about the value of dark skys and the positive impact they have upon
Arizona’s economy.

Preserving our night sky is not very difficult if people (and town government) will just take a little effort.
Thanks for your reply,
Allan

]]> By: Shane http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/#comment-541 Shane Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:41:39 +0000 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/?p=792#comment-541 I hope the beauty of the night sky will be preserved in Wickenburg. There's just nothing like it in the big city. The crawl of Phoenix toward her frankly irritates me. I hope the beauty of the night sky will be preserved in Wickenburg. There’s just nothing like it in the big city. The crawl of Phoenix toward her frankly irritates me.

]]> By: Allan Hall http://www.wickenburg-az.com/2007/12/observations-on-a-vision-for-wickenburg-part-4/#comment-540 Allan Hall Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:01:26 +0000 http://www.wickenburg-az.com/?p=792#comment-540 An article in the Arizona Republic, January 17th, documents the economic benefit of "dark skies" to our state is $252 million per year. This is based upon the contribution of astronomical observatories and amatuer astronomy activities throughout the state. Interestingly, the Town of Wickenburg's Planning and Zoning Commission has recently taken up the issue of preserving dark skies in our area. Kudos to them! An article in the Arizona Republic, January 17th, documents the economic benefit of “dark skies” to our state is $252 million per year. This is based upon the contribution of astronomical observatories and amatuer astronomy activities throughout the state.

Interestingly, the Town of Wickenburg’s Planning and Zoning Commission has recently taken up the issue of preserving dark skies in our area. Kudos to them!

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