THE DEADLINE FOR NEW SIGNERS WILL BE ON OR ABOUT 2020-12-24!
Paul Nosca KNOWS THAT IT'S ABOUT TIME to end this petition after 4-1/2 years
As of 2020-12-19, 4,065 WORLDWIDE have signed the "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" online petition FOR-FREE $$$! Somewhat disappointingly, however, only just beyond 2,500 can be identified as Floridians. Florida VOTERS probably would be the signatories that would actually have some influence on elected officials and their policy agendas.
This effort has been based upon SCIENTIFICALLY-DOCUMENTED LITERATURE that report the effects on lower St. Johns River nutrient supply and TMDL target compliance from the restoration of a free-flowing Ocklawaha River. Sorry, but I am not enthusiastic about initiatives that don't post their individual membership numbers and seem to promote data that is not supported by the literature.
YES -- UNLIKE OTHERS -- I REPORT THE ACTUAL (& PUBLICLY VIEWABLE [FOR ALL]) NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS TO YOU! Along with the GOOD, the BAD, & the UGLY of this issue. My opinion: CANDOR is necessary to build majority (or at least plurality) public support among concerned Floridians (especially those with interests in the Ocklawaha River basin) for restoration!
ALSO MY OPINE, SERIOUSLY: At 49 years since the Cross Florida Barge Canal project was halted, perhaps it is way-past-due time for this Ocklawaha River restoration issue to be placed on a LEGAL official ballot in 2022 or so as a referendum question of some type (non-binding or such) for actual LEGAL Florida voters to make their wishes known about (and politicians to take a stand on)? Supporting peer-reviewed scientific literature and reasons for, projected costs, projected returns, and so on could be explained in a real LEGAL petition that attracts the LEGAL signatures of registered-to-vote Floridians. Maybe 10,000 or so certified names of those who LEGALLY have voting rights in this state would be required to make it happen? COME-ON, ARE WE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE - OR NOT?
I am a registered Florida voter and -- avoiding any possible perjury issues -- would be agreeable to signing ONCE a real LEGAL official petition to place a real question on a real LEGAL official ballot pertaining to restoration of the Ocklawaha River by the breaching of Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam as long as the wording of the petition is true, accurate, and correct with real documentation and scientific literature citations to support its argument.
AGAIN, THE DEADLINE FOR NEW SIGNERS WILL BE ON OR ABOUT 2020-12-24!
Most sincerely, "Ocklawahaman" Paul Nosca, the original creator of the "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" online petition.
NOTE: The "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" Facebook group page will continue into 2021!!!
DATA, ECOLOGY, FACTS, FIREARMS, FISHING, HISTORY, HUMOR, HYDROLOGY, NEWS, OPINION, PADDLING, PHOTOS, SPRINGS, VIEWS, & WILDLIFE of the Ocklawaha River, Florida & SO MUCH MORE -- the "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" Facebook group page -- IT'S EASY TO JOIN & POST & IT'S FOR FREE $$$! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1937718656450177/