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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Take us to your seven-member board of commissioners 5/3/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Saturday, May 3, 2008 Denver man wants to form city panel to deal with space aliens By Daniel J. Chacon Scripps Howard News Service DENVER -- Jeff Peckman is back at it, and this time he is bringing little green men along for the ride. The Denver man, who sponsored an offbeat ballot initiative that would have required the city to implement stress-reduction techniques, now wants to ask voters to create a commission to deal with space aliens. "It is important because if you're driving down the highway and you saw a crash of a small spaceship and a car or a bus full of kids, you really wouldn't know what to do," Peckman said. "Do you wait for the hazardous materials experts to show up because of potential contaminants from another solar system? What do you do? People really don't know." Peckman, 54, who is single and lives with his parents, has submitted to the city a draft of the proposed ordinance, which would require the creation of an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission. As required, the city is holding a "review and comment" meeting on the proposed ballot initiative with Peckman on Thursday. "I don't know what we're going to ask him yet," said assistant city attorney David Broadwell. Peckman hopes to collect the roughly 4,000 signatures he needs to get the proposed initiative on the November ballot. According to the proposal, the 18-member ET commission would "create a responsible, common-sense strategy for dealing with issues related to the presence of extraterrestrial beings on Earth," among other tasks. Peckman said he has never seen an space alien, but he has seen evidence proving they exist. "I certainly believe that they visit somewhat frequently," he said. "I don't know that they're walking around the streets of (Denver) -- others might disagree with that. But they do seem to have made their presence known all over the world to a lot of people."

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