Preserve Rock Canyon

After interviewing the leading contenders for Provo City Council, our organization has selected three candidates who are firm in their commitment to protect Rock Canyon.

David Acheson    –    District 2

Cindy Richards    -   District 5

Coy Porter    –    City-wide

Please read THEIR words regarding the Rock Canyon issue:

David Acheson –

I need your support and vote to continue working for Rock Canyon’s preservation. I bask in the beauty of Rock Canyon every day and will not allow it to be destroyed by mining interests. I will preserve it for the generations to come.

I appreciate The Rock Canyon Advocates steering committee endorsing me as the only candidate recommended for election in the Provo City Council District 2 race. As a current member of the Provo City Council, I have been actively involved in the issues surrounding protecting Rock Canyon from being mined. I have spoken out at public meetings and represented the Council in proclaiming support for Rock Canyon’s preservation. I attend and participate in meetings conducted by the Rock Canyon Advocates—and, importantly, my views and actions are in alignment with those who advocate preserving Rock Canyon. I have done, and will do, everything within my power to keep Rock Canyon pristine.

Rock Canyon is in the district that I will represent and my support is key to achieving the Rock Canyon Advocate organization’s goals with regard to preserving Rock Canyon.

You may contact me directly to express your support and assist in my election campaign. My cell phone is 801.319.7103. www.davidacheson.com Reach me via email at dacheson@gmail.com

Cindy Richards –

I have long been committed to the preservation of Rock Canyon and remain so.  As a council member I will support all and every legal means and also include my voting power to push for finding better options and opportunities for resolution of this conflict.

This issue will remain at the center of my radar until we accomplish a resolution that preserves our beloved and irreplaceable community asset.

As a member of the Provo City Council, I will use all of my voting power to ensure the preservation of this irreplaceable community asset.

Coy Porter –

Rock Canyon is Provo’s only direct gateway  into a truly pristine wilderness area.  Not only is it an exquisite example of nature’s rugged terrain, but it is a place of wonder and raw beauty.  It is home to the adventurous, the bold, the novice, those that picnic, those who hike, those who climb and those who just want to be surrounded by the many virtues of nature itself.  It is a singular canyon whose magnificence must be preserved and protected by all, for the benefit of all.

Rather than ravage her and break her into small bits of rock and rubble, let her mighty stone colonnades stand together and portray the true majesty of the peaked buttresses which form her entrance.  I hope everyone will take the time to support and protect this wonderful jewel which flows out into our eastern foothills.  Let us stand together and make a difference that is meaningful to all.

As a member of the Provo City Council, I will use all of my voting power to ensure the preservation of this irreplaceable community asset.