Three Utah County legislators have announced a program that has a potential of being highly beneficial to both public and lawmaker – IF the people will respond and do their part. The program involves a series of legislator – constituent meetings to discuss upcoming legislation, review bills passed or under consideration, and solicit public input. Rep. Lee W. Farnsworth of District 37 in North Provo will hold the first of a series of weekly meetings Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Rock Canyon School. His district covers the area of Provo beginning at 500 North from 800 West 100 East and extending north through Pleasant View, Indian Hills, and Edgemont to Provo Canyon. He expects to brief the people each week at the same time and place on happenings in the 42nd Legislature – which opens next Monday – and to receive ideas, suggestions and questions from the people. State Sen. Karl Snow and Rep. Willard Gardner launched a similar program with the first of several planned meetings announced for last night at the Wasatch School. They will announce dates for other meetings. Sen. Snow’s district covers all of Provo east of University Avenue plus the central part to 600 West. Rep. Gardner’s District 38 is smaller but is included in the senator’s district. The general public, of course, is invited to each meeting. Rep. Farnsworth says he expects to invite other legislators and some other state officials to assist from time to time in his one-hour meetings. Legislator – constituent meetings are not new. They’ve been tried in Utah and Salt lake Counties before and probably many other places, too. Such meetings truly are democracy at work. Two elements would seem especially important to success: (1) A wellprepared presentation and format by the legislator; and (2) a good attendance with alert public participation. Some of our lawmakers tried such meetings a couple of years ago with mixed success, poor attendance being the principal drawback. in one session held by the League of Women Voters, most legislators of the county were on hand – but only about 15 citizens showed up. Thus, there’s a challenge to the public, especially, in the upcoming legislator – constituent meetings. Good participation can assure continuation of the sessions and possibly encourage other legislators to adopt similar programs. Give Us u Broke For some reason, a bumper sticker dreamed up by Friends of Animals, Inc., rubs us the wrong way. I reads: “Caution. lbrake for animals.” Who doesn’t brake for animals? It’s a purely instinctive reaction, even for experienced motorists, and has nothing to do with one’s feelings for or against four-legged critters who suddenly dart into the road. The trouble is that it has been known to have catastrophic consequences for the two-legged variet . II the people who sport this bumper sticker are telling us that they love animals, fine. So do we. If they are telling us that they will make every reasonable effort, with due regard for the safety of themselves and other motorists, to avoid hitting some unfortunate, confused animal in their path, so will everyone else who is not a dedicated sadist. But if they are saying that they would deliberately invite a rearend collision by slamming on their brakes to spare an animal, we just hope that when they do the guy behind them isri’t driving a semi.