Here are news articles that are relevant to the saving of Bridal Veil Falls from being developed. The citizens rallied and spoke loudly and firmly that the iconic Bridal Veil Falls would not be sold or leased to a wealthy developer.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/11/30/fate-bridal-veil-falls/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/12/08/utah-county-is-holding/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/12/09/utah-county-commission/
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-county-commissioners-vote-to-protect-bridal-veil-falls-from-private-development
https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/utah-county-commission-approves-conservation-easement-for-bridal-veil-falls/article_c2941c04-a3b5-5d4d-9fb2-e37f84c60e9d.html
Largest Public Hearing in Utah County History
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=209583180625303&ref=watch_permalink
https://www.facebook.com/WasatchBackcountryAlliance/
- *ABOUT US
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- *RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
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- #1 Action Item- Email the Forest Service Supervisor Dave Whittekiend today
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- **SELFIE CONTEST**
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- $500K ASK AF GONDOLA EIS STUDY- MAYOR GYGI, REPRESENTATIVE KENNEDY
- 1- WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? PRESS INQUIRIES
- ANIMATED MAP- WHO OWNS THE PRIVATE LANDS?
- CITIZENS IN THE DARK MAY/JUNE 2015
- CROWN JEWEL OF THE WASATCH- AF CANYON
- DON’T SELL OUT
- NICK CLARKE- Alpine, UT. “KUER, KSL, Deseret News should do some stories…”
- Snowbird land ownership in Mineral Basin- Bob Bonar
- SOCIAL MEDIA [LIVE FEEDS ]
- STEPHEN SHELLEY, President of Silver Lake Summer Home Association
- STEVE MOOSMAN- SILVER LAKE HOMES OWNER
- WE ARE VERY CONCERNED
- Audio files of County Commission minutes
- Board of Adjustments – Staff report
- Bridal Veil Falls Preservation Effort
- Chronology of Decisions affecting American Fork Canyon
- CITY / COUNTY RESOLUTIONS
- * Highland City Resolution – January 19th 2016
- *Alpine City Resolution passed July 14th 2015
- *AMERICAN FORK- CITY OF- SIGNED RESOLUTION-ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
- *Cedar Hills Resolution January 19th 2016
- *Lehi City Resolution passed July 28th 2015
- *Utah County Commissioner Resolution passed July 8th 2015
- 1 ** Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee Resolution Jan. 26th 2016
- Cedar Hills Resolution- passed
- Lindon City
- Mountain Accord Documents
- Pleasant Grove City Council audio 6-30-2015
- Resolution C Proposed- Save the land for the 99% instead of the Snowbird “Pay to Play” business model.
- Utah County Commission proposed resolution- To Protect water, To Protect historic access
- EMAIL MY ELECTED OFFICIALS
- ##1A. Board of Adjustments- Where Snowbirds application falls short and should be denied.
- EMAIL ELECTED OFFICIALS
- #1. Contact the Utah County Commissioners / Board of Adjustments
- Alpine City
- American Fork
- Cedar Fort
- Cedar Hills
- Charleston
- Daniels
- Draper
- Eagle Mountain
- Elk Ridge
- Heber City
- Highland
- Lehi
- Lindon
- Mapleton
- Midway
- Orem
- Pleasant Grove
- Provo
- Salem
- Santaquin
- Saratoga Springs
- Spanish Fork
- Springville
- Vineyard
- Wallsburg
- Woodland Hills
- MOUNTAIN ACCORD EMAIL LIST
- SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
- Who are the Mountain Accord Stakeholders?
- EPA -Environmental Protection Agency- Email Addresses
- EPA in American Fork Canyon- Ted Fitzgerald Quotes
- Front Page Video
- GRAMA for PAC Funding for Switzerland Trip- coming up empty.
- GRAMA REQUESTS
- # 1a- Financial Contributions to Elected Officials- Ian Cummings / Snowbird / Alta / Ski Utah
- # 1aa Mayor Ben McAdams expense report Switzerland- what’s missing? return flight, meals, hotel charges…
- # 1g GRAMA request Snowbird trying to hide land ownership in AF Canyon
- ## 1. f. Private Jets – paid for by who? Snowbird / Ian Cummings for Elected Officials??
- #1 d Snowbird Maps and Utah County Planning
- #1 Snowbirds Bob Bonar, largest donor to Commissioner Larry Ellertson re-election 2012
- #1 Snowbirds’ Bob Bonar / Commissioner Larry Ellertson interactions- private jet / advisory board request
- #10 Travel Costs for Elected Officials- Receipts Please
- #1c Forest Service FOIA and Fee Collection
- #1e Europe Trip, Snowbird, Private Jets, UTA, Elected Officials, Off the Radar of the public
- #2 Bob Bonar, Ian Cummings, Gary Gygi- Grama Request
- #20 GRAMA- County Christmas Party list of attendees / email address request of county employees
- #2a How much did the trip to Europe cost and who paid who?
- #2a Snowbird invitation to Utah County Commissioner (s) plural- Switzerland Trip
- #3 FOIA AMEC Report Tibble Fork – What they knew about heavy metals off charts
- #3 Snowbird contribution to Mayor Ben McAdams- Is it ironic he is the chair of Mountain Accord land grab?
- #4 Partial Timeline for Utah County Commissioner Ellertson
- #5 Cummings Family Donations- Follow the Money
- #6 Snowbird Environmental Stewards?
- #7 Follow the Money – Mountain Accord
- #8 Mayor Becker Grama Request
- #8a GRAMA for Mayor Becker on Switzerland expenses
- #8b GRAMA MAYOR DOLAN
- #9 AFCVision Grama Requests
- #99 Ellertson Complaint
- *Snowbird Land Mining Claims 2015- Search for Taxpayer ID 1692, 13995, 8900, 3773, 1983, 595 taxes
- 1 f1. Snowbird / Ian Cummings donations to Representative Anderegg
- 1. G. Mayor Ben McAdams office GRAMA response. Initiated ( July 28, 2015 ) , response received December 9th 2015
- 1.b What Fees Can Forest Service Collect?
- 1d 1999 Snowbird patented mining claims- how many acres more since 1999?
- American Fork Water and Sediment Testing Results
- Cedar Hills City Manager Grama response
- County Commissioner and Planning Department Re: Mineral Basin Development
- April 22, 1997 Minutes – UTAH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
- April 29, 1997 – Minutes BOARD OF UTAH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
- County Commission Timeline Mineral Basin
- December 18, 2012 – Utah County Planning Commission –
- July 19 2011- STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS -UTAH COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
- July 19, 2011 SNOWBIRD SKI AND SUMMER RESORT – proposed Land Use Ordinance –
- May 16, 2006 – STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS – UTAH COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
- September 20, 2011 – SNOWBIRD SKI & SUMMER RESORT – proposed Amendment to Section 3-47-
- Ellertson GRAMA Who Paid?
- EPA FOIA “Phase I or Phase II reports for Snowbird parcels. Mary Ellen Phase I & II and Yankee Phase II”
- EPA FOIA #3 Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Human Healthy
- EPA FOIA Batch #2 Documents – Known issues in American Fork Canyon
- EPA FOIA request of American Fork Canyon- Known Hazards and Concerns
- Feb 7th 2013 Board of Adjustments meeting– Snowbird- Board Member Greg Graves
- Forest Service – FOIA – Aquatic Ecosystem Inventory / Water Quality N. Fork AF River
- Forest Service FOIA- Whats the value of the land trades?
- GRAMA May 2016 — Utah County & Snowbird Communications after Board of Adjustments meeting
- Grama Request -Solicitation from Snowbirds Bob Bonar to Commissioner Ellertson
- HIDDEN PEAK – UTAH COUNTY / SL COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGE
- HIDDEN PEAK – UTAH COUNTY RESOLUTION TO CHANGE COUNTY BOUNDARY
- HIDDEN PEAK- RESTAURANT – COMMISSIONER BILL LEE- GRAMA REQUEST
- Mineral Basin- Land Use Ordinance and Code
- Oct 2016 Northern Utah County Water Conservancy District- Tibble Fork Disaster- Remediation
- Proper Canyon Fee collection
- Sandy businessman files intent to sue Salt Lake City Mayor Becker RE: Cottonwood Canyon
- SKI TAXES FOREST SERVICE 2009
- Snowbird Appeal #1552 Board of Adjustments Approval
- Snowbird Appeal #1553 Board of Adjustments Approval
- SNOWBIRD BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
- Snowbird contributions to those on Mountain Accord
- Snowbird donations to Mayor Dolan of Sandy City
- Snowbird Revenue
- SNOWBIRD- Land Records-Grama Request denied.
- State Records Committee Ruling in favor of PPAFC vs Utah County
- UTA GRAMA – MOUNTAIN ACCORD JUNE 2015
- Utah County Christmas Party gifting.. Snowbird passes not disclosed… hmmmm… not good.
- Utah County Grama – Commissioners
- Utah County Planning and Zoning
- Utah County Planning Commission- Minutes
- Utah County Volunteers and Meals
- Utah County Water Source Protection Report.pdf
- Utah Division of Water Quality GRAMA 8/2016
- Water Shares Snowbird
- What did Mayor Gygi know in 2013 about Snowbirds plans for AF Canyon? What did he know about the land swap?
- Z. Forest Service FOIA October 19th 2016
- HONEST MAPS WANTED IN AF CANYON, LCC AND BCC CANYONS
- LEGAL TEAM
- #1-Remove elected officials from office- procedures
- 1- American Fork Canyon- Best Use Practices
- 2 Quaker Oats
- 3 Upper limits
- 4. Canyon user fees- where do they go?
- A BALANCED VETTED APPROACH TO A STEERING COMMITTEE
- Canyon Status / Google Doc/ Candidates
- DRAFT 3.0 MOUNTAIN ACCORD
- Food for thought
- Land access
- Mountain Accord Final Resolution- 416 acres still is included.
- Outreach #1
- Outreach #2
- PROPOSE A SOLUTION
- Becker-Obama Creating a National Monument in Utah County without Utah County at the table. Why?
- Federalizing Utah’s Canyons and Water – Becker-Obama Dream – AF Canyon Gift Away
- Historic Byway for Mineral Basin road
- Mineral Basin State Park?
- No to SLC Mayor Becker’s AF Canyon land grab and Federalizing Utah’s canyons and water
- Other Options
- Utah Open Lands
- Will the Mountain Accord proposal fuel land speculation in the canyons?
- Snowbird Research
- Thank you for your Donation.
- What if your elected official votes against the will of the people?
- MAPS
- #1 *** Truth and Honor- Protecting American Fork Canyon
- #1 Mountain Accord / AFCVison Map- land swap
- #1a Mining Claim Map American Fork Canyon
- #2 Mining Claims Map
- #3 Snowbird Land Ownership- perhaps not complete but updated- received from AFCVision July 8th 2015
- *** 1A. County Maps and FS Maps
- Animated Maps
- Black out Map
- Canyon Activity Tracker
- Excerpt Fox Hollow presentation= Gondola, Housing, Preservation etc.
- Forest Service Encumbered lands map
- Forest Service Maps
- Land Ownership map via AFCVision June 9th 2015
- Map of POTENTIAL exchanges that will be facilitated under the Central Wasatch Conservation and Recreation Area Act.
- Map Tools and links for research
- Snowbird resort map
- Snowbirds’ Bob Bonar presentation – animated map
- Speculative Snowbird Buildout
- Utah County Official Road Map Upper AF Canyon
- Utah County Online Parcel Map
- Mary Ellen Gulch- EPA Preliminary Assessment of Upstream Hazards to public health, safety and welfare.
- MINERAL BASIN HISTORY
- Bob bonar pays for hundreds of thousands of mine tailing clean up? According to this EPA (taxpayers paid for half)
- George Tyng History
- Howitzer in Mineral Basin?
- Kimball Land Exchange / Swap? – Mineral Basin
- Mary Ellen Gulch and 83% insect die off near mines owned by Snowbird
- Poisonous stream reclaimed in AF Canyon
- Snowbirds Management Plan in Mineral Basin and Mary Ellen Gulch / Record of Decision
- Tibble Fork and Dam rebuilding
- PRESS
- #1 MEDIA KIT ELEMENTS
- #1a Mountain Accord Executive Notes
- #1Footage for broadcast- Press — Please use
- **PUBLIC MEETING LIVE. Commissioner Bill Lee last 5 minutes
- AFCVISION HAS PROBLEMS- SNOWBIRD FUNDED AND IS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE
- Contact Us
- Fox Hollow – BRoll for Press to Broadcast
- Governors Team – Recommended State Water Strategy 6.15.17 DRAFT
- HOWITZER IN MINERAL BASIN BEING CONSIDERED?
- MOUNTAIN ACCORD / AFCVISION RELATIONSHIP?
- News Media Contacts
- Newsletter
- NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
- OPEN LETTER TO ALL UTAH COUNTY MAYORS
- Open letter to Governor Gary Herbert, Mayor Ben McAdams, Ranger Dave Whittekiend
- SNOWBIRD
- Snowbird 77% now OPPOSE your expansion plans..
- Television / Radio
- The Mountain Accord: Taking Utah County water and land with no representation!
- UTAH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REPORT
- Property
- Public Roads in AF Canyon and Special Order to Close
- Snowbird- How much land do they own in American Fork Canyon?
- Store
- Tibble Fork Disaster- Mary Ellen Gulch – Water Quality Testing
- Tibble Fork worse than Gold King Mine? You look at the data and decide.
- Timeline – how did we get to here? Skipping past public opinion
- Trespass signs in AF Canyon- Snowbird needs to get surveys done and recorded.
- Utah County Board of Adjustments Packet 1552- Basis for approval- What was missing?
- Utah County Watershed Protection Ordinances
- Water Quality- American Fork Canyon – Little Cottonwood Canyon
- # 30 Heavy metals in Mary Ellen Gulch and American Fork Canyon- Water Quality Concerns
- Aquifer Replenishment – N. Utah County Hydrology-
- Tibble Fork Engineering Reports / Heavy Metals
- Water Studies – Mary Ellen Gulch and Little Cottonwood
- Water Studies American Fork Canyon
- Where does Lehi city get their water?
- What is missing from the Utah DEQ report?