Those county commissioners should never have pushed this puke plant through. One of them's running for State Senate-- don't let him win! Vote for Tobiah Dillon instead!

Newspapers love initiatives because newspapers can influence the general public more than they can influence elected officials. Elected officials generally disregard newspaper propaganda.

In Sevier County's case, the Economic Director has a different vision than the people who pay his salary. The county commissioners have allowed him "free rein" at the countys expense.

We're not ready for a coal fired power plant, just a new economic director who has some sense!!!

The funny thing is, that this vote has nothing to do with the Sevier Power proposal. The vote has no binding power on the commissioners, the application, the zone change, etc. The project is to the point where the only item left to consider are the conditions by which the plant will be built. The group sponsoring the vote are lying to people telling the residentst that this vote affects Sevier Power.

It is very likely the courts will find the decision by the lower court valid. The Supreme Court is just playing games with people.

Dear Observer,
You're right, this vote has little to do with the specific power plant proposal, rather it's about whether the citizens should have the right to vote on such a critical environmental issue. Where you're absolutely wrong is that this will have absolute "binding power" over the commission. And this project is far from close to being built. The air permit is far from clear, the coal waste issue is far from settled, and the fact that SPC doesn't have financing or a buyer for the power simply blackens the cloud over this boondoggle. Regarding your last statement, the court already found the lower court decision invalid. Otherwise it wouldn't have ordered Prop One back on the ballot. True, merits of the decision have yet to be disclosed. but in this case, that's simply a formality. Lastly, "The Supreme Court is just playing games with people" sends your credibility right down the sewer. This is why they are high court justices and you're not.

I am miffed at the different outcomes of the Utah Supreme Court for the Sevier County initiative on the coal-fired plant and the Draper referendum on the UTA TRAX route. I see no reason why UTA should not have to sell their ideas to Draper residents, who will be most affected, on why the old Union Pacific route(ROW) is the best place for TRAX just as the Supreme Court ruled last week in the Sevier citizen's coal plant case.

The proposed route (nearly two miles longer) does not provide convenient mass transit for Draper citizens. It simply creates an abundant stream of daily 55 mile per hour train traffic ROUTED THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF DRAPER.

The referendum requirements were met. The district judge refused to rule on it. He instead, ruled sua sponta on the Interlocal Agreement and ruled that residents did not get the referendum because of it. (The Interlocal Agreement was never presented to the district court in oral argument or in Draper's brief. Further, the public never knew of its existence).

In fairness, Draper citizens should have had their right to vote just like Sevier County residents.