Greetings,
I was forwarded this information by my friend Christine Nichols and
wrote to this gentleman immediately. I was surprised not only by the
proximity to the Spiral Jetty (which would less affected by the
drilling itself, in the middle of the lake, than by the
infrastructure on the shore), but to the Golden Spike site, one of
most historic places in Utah.
If you are interested in the exact location of the Spiral Jetty, you
can zoom out from this Google map:
http://tinyurl.com/2gqtek
The drilling site, if you zoom out, is about halfway between the
Jetty at Rozel Point and the small high-heel shaped island to the
SW. The report is long but at the end...Halliburton!
At 09:06 PM 2/5/2008, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 07:44:35 -0500
>From: Sherman Clarke <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Spiral Jetty & oil drilling within sight
>
>Oil drilling within sight of Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty? Maybe
>the synergy would have been interesting to Smithson but what of the
>effect on the lake as well as the view. The letter below was
>forwarded to me and I thought ARLIS-L readers would be interested in
>knowing about this development.
>
>If you are interested in more news about this matter, I found quite
>a bit by googling on "smithson spiral jetty oil drilling."
>
>Sherman Clarke
>New York University Libraries
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>
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>Friends:
>
>A request has been filed to permit oil drilling in the Great Salt
>Lake four miles the Spiral Jetty. The proposed exploratory drilling,
>subsequent infrastructure, and staging area would all be visible
>from the Jetty.
>
>The State has not yet made a decision on this application. Jonathan
>Jemming (formerly of my firm) is currently the Director of the
>Resource Development Coordinating Committee, which is gathering
>input from the public and various state agencies about the
>application. Jonathan will be taking comments from the public until
>Feb. 13, 2008. Please contact him and POLITELY tell him about your
>concerns, referencing Application No. 8853. He can be reached at:
>
>Jonathan Jemming 801-537-9023
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>
>The permit request, along with maps showing the location of the
>drilling can be found at: http://governor.utah.gov/rdcc/Y2008/08-8853.pdf
>
>Please consider passing this information along to other arts-related
>organizations as well. Out-of-state and international objections to
>the permit would be particularly helpful.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Adam
>
>Jones Waldo
>Adam B. Price
>Attorney
>170 South Main St.
>Suite 1500
>Salt Lake City, UT 84101
>
>http://www: www.joneswaldo.com
>Direct: 801.534.7471
>Fax: 801.328.0537
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