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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Wildlife Commission Opposes "Artist" Christo's OTR Project.....


The other day, I viewed 2 bumper stickers on a Subaru at the local market. One sticker said "Save the Earth!" The second sticker said, "I Support OTR (Over the River)." I simply wrote a little note to the guy or gal, and stuck it on the driver's side window; reading: "You have found yourself in quite the quandary it seems. You move for the protection of the earth, however you also support the drilling of 4000 4" diameter holes in the Arkansas River and the displacement of the last local Bighorn sheep herd, for some of Grandmas old bed sheets to be hung over the river. Where do you draw the line Sir, or Mam?"

With a very strong and determined move the Wildlife Commission, which is charged with protecting, preserving and enhancing the wildlife and wildlife habitat in Colorado, stood unanimously (9 Votes to None) opposed to the controversial landscape art project known as "Over the River" proposed by Belgian artist Christo. Major step in the right direction! Now maybe we won't have to endure 3 years of construction (with accompanied local economy drain), the loss of the last local Bighorn Sheep herd, and drilling holes in our riverbed, for three weeks of viewing "art!" Is the Arkansas River so ugly as it is? Some people must think so........




4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well done lads...send em to Santa Fe!

Johnny said...

Kudos to the Wildlife Commision!

Midge Man said...

This is actually great news! I've watched this silliness go on for years now and it's about time someone in authority simply put their foot down and said no!

Andy R said...

Maybe this is overthinking it, but I always wondered why people would want to cover up God's beauty with beauty of their own (art). I like the river the way it is...