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I sent this letter to the Governor. It is how I see it.Not a bad idea to send letters/e-mails as well as signing the petition plus you can pen a more nuanced response. Governor Ferguson,I am writing concerning recent appointments to the Fish & Wildlife Commission and what the Ruckelshaus Report has termed its disfunction.The Fish & Wildlife Commission functioned just fine for decades. It is not until just the last few years that anyone complained about it. This same model seems to work fine in other States. The only reason our Fish & Wildlife Commission is drawing so much criticism is because of the poor choices made by the last administration. All you need do is watch a few of their meetings to see that some poor choices were made. The appointment of Lyn O’Conner and the reappointment of Tim Ragen are a continuation of these poor choices. O’Conner was appointed without even a notice that there were openings on the Commission. We need to keep the Commission model but incorporate a more open vetting process for Commissioners. The Ruckelshaus report mentioned three fixes, eliminating the Commission, leaving it alone or making changes. If you do away with the Commission and make the Director a cabinet position, you will end up with all the blame from anyone unhappy and believe me there will always be someone unhappy. It seems like no-win situation. Appoint some better Commissioners with a more transparent process and you get all the credit if things get better and not much blame if they don’t improve.Please recall the Commission appointments and restart the process with enough transparency that the public will have a little more confidence in.
I hope you have a better reply to your email to Ferguson than I did. The e mail reply I received back only talked about Trump's agenda and then Fergusons. It had nothing to do with the topic I sent about.
My apologies if this has been posted here already. Please sign this if you haven't already to reach key decision makers about our wildlife commission. I personally don't think that dismantling the commission is the right answer. We need to have accountability. Option 3 would be best for everyone in my opinion. If you don't want to sign through Howl.org you can always contact the your state representatives. Which I have done anyways. Keep fighting! https://www.howlforwildlife.org/holdwfwcommissionaccountableTo learn more on the Ruckelshaus Repost read this...https://nwsportsmanmag.com/the-ruckelshaus-report-and-how-it-impacts-you/
