The
petition and the other
petition.

http://www.facebook.com/SaveThePOTM

http://savethepotm.org/

Geneva Rock owns much of the hill at the North Side along with
other significant portions of the Point, and has been incredibly generous in
helping to preserve parts of the land they purchased. Unfortunately, Geneva has
decided to start removing noticeable portions of the upper slope of the North
Side to continue fulfilling the demands of their expanding business producing
rock (previous excavations have primarily focused on the lower bench while
leaving the upper slope intact). Negotiations take time, and due to the rate at
which Geneva is mining, waiting for the negotiations to end may be too late to
save this landmark. We have created this website to help raise awareness of the
site to residents of Utah, and hopefully create an agreement with Geneva that is
mutually beneficial.

A view of what is actually happening here:
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31325&start=4 and here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200849911713580&set=a.1746159897297.2100704.1337779113&type=1&theater.

Ryan Voight writes:

Point of the Mountain has a rich history of soaring flight. Hang
gliders, paragliders, and even sailplanes. As early as man could fly, (s)he has
been doing it from Point of the Mountain!

The mining at POM is being performed by Geneva Rock. In general they have been
good neighbors to us over the years, working with us to preserve the South Side,
allowing us access to THEIR property so we could launch students from the top,
etc etc.

Geneva Rock is a multi-billion dollar company, an employer and supporter of many
Utah workers and their families. We DO NOT want to go toe-to-toe with them, nor
would we win if we did.

We are not anti-Geneva here, we are just fighting to protect our flying site
(and for many of us, our backyard). They are not taking our launch or our
landing area... Or even a part of the mountain we fly over often.

However, the part they are taking is important because it makes it easier for
the valley wind flow to go AROUND the mountain, rather than OVER it (creating
our epic flying conditions).

We have noticed every year the airflow is more and more cross than the years
before. If this piece of hill is removed, it's likely going to have a dramatic
and devastating impact on our world-famous soaring conditions.

We are hoping to raise awareness of this issue, and gather support so Geneva can
see the severity of this issue; This isn't a dozen upset neighbors, this is a
devastating blow to a worldwide community.

More maps
here.