May 1, 2008 Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance R-4 Zoning Petition and Survey The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance (SDCA) is circulating a petition to support Saugatuck Township Officials in upholding the current R-4 zoning. The more signatures on this petition, especially signatures of Township taxpayers, the more convinced the Saugatuck Township Officials will be that they have the support of their constituency in maintaining low density for this precious landscape. Would you please 1) sign the petition 2) get your friends and neighbors to sign the petition. The petition can be signed and submitted online as well, and you can also make additional copies to pass along to friends and acquaintances from that link. In addition, the SDCA is circulating a questionnaire which will help gain insight into the community’s knowledge of and feelings about these issues. Please take a moment to fill out the questionnaire and either mail it back to the SDCA, or complete it online and submit it. And please tell others about the questionnaire so we will have good participation & perspective on the communities' way of thinking on this. Below is a script of suggested talking points which provide a little more prospective on the need to protect & preserve the landscape at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River and the Ox-Bow Lagoon. Several people that have just gone out and talked with their neighbors just with what they know in their heads and their hearts, and they easily came home with ten signatures. You can do as well or better. The deadline is May 10, 2008. Please get all petitions and questionnaires back to the SDCA online or mailed to them at POB 1013, Saugatuck MI 49453. SCRIPT "I’m ____________________, your neighbor, and I am a volunteer for the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance. We are concerned about protecting and preserving our dunes and other natural resources here in the Saugatuck area. I have a petition for you to sign if you would like to join in communicating to the Township Board our desire to enforce existing laws that protect our natural resources. We have the laws to protect our natural resources, but it will take informed and active citizens to be sure that the laws are enforced. I also have a survey, which will help us gain insight into the community’s knowledge of and feelings about these issues. You don’t need to convince anyone, or turn those opposed into supporters. You are just gathering the existing support and perhaps informing the uninformed. Many, many thanks for doing this!! Return to Concerned Citizens for Saugatuck Dunes State Park Resources & Reference page. www.SaugatuckDunes.org