Quoting Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org>:
Part of the fallout of the Doug Short vs. Salt Lake County controversy in the late 90's was a decision by the Utah Supreme Court that is known as the "Short Rule." It forbids county agencies (such as the planetarium) from giving away goods or services to private groups (such as SLAS).
Just out of curiosity, what goods and services would those be? I think SLAS is providing goods and services for the Clark Planetarium. In fact, I would be willing to bet that a fair amount of those folks who attend the FREE public star parties at SPOC, end up spending money at the Clark Planetarium because of their experience with SLAS and SPOC. I think if the Clark Planetarium wanted a relationship with SLAS, they would make it happen. Just my opinion... Guy