This is great news for utah sportsmen.
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/PressRoom/NewsReleases/RMEFConfirmsUtahExpoBid.aspx
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/PressRoom/NewsReleases/RMEFConfirmsUtahExpoBid.aspx
What does this mean exactly?Interesting little twist from the UDWR: From dryflyelk's link above...
"This week the Utah DWR confirmed receipt of RMEF's application. The DWR also informed RMEF of a new request for proposal (RFP) process that will be implemented for the first time to select the conservation organization that will administer the expo permits in conjunction with their convention and expo event. RMEF is awaiting details and instructions from the department related to this process."
Would it surprise you? I think RMEF obviously has the best bid, they better not be side stepping for SFW now. Investigation time if they are, for the DWR and SFW.I sincerely hope it doesn't mean they are changing the process after-the-fact in order to allow a revised bid from another group that would be competitive with this one.
I wonder if this new process was developed before or after RMEF's application was received! There was a deadline was there not?Interesting little twist from the UDWR: From dryflyelk's link above...
"This week the Utah DWR confirmed receipt of RMEF's application. The DWR also informed RMEF of a new request for proposal (RFP) process that will be implemented for the first time to select the conservation organization that will administer the expo permits in conjunction with their convention and expo event. RMEF is awaiting details and instructions from the department related to this process."
Good question Lee. I don't know when the new process was developed, but would like to find out. Yes indeed, there was a deadline, and RMEF delivered their proposal just in time.I wonder if this new process was developed before or after RMEF's application was received! There was a deadline was there not?
Start pressuring now by contacting them before it happens. Pressure the DWR, governor, and wildlife board not to use this backdoor bull crap to sneak SFW in after the fact.If RMEF loses this, we (sportsman) need to let our voice be heard with the governor, our local representatives, commissioners, etc. We need to demand to know why the State of Utah would give up an enormous sum of money in order to support one conservation group over another, and not let that money go back into our wildlife resources. If RMEF loses out on this, there is undoubtedly back door deals being made and questions will need to be answered. It will be time for complete transparency, none of this "summary transparency" that was tried to be passed off to us previously.