Hi everyone,
We scored a victory in round one but we have to keep the pressure on the DNR. I talked to Dennis Leith today and he said we woke up the pro-ATV people and they sent him 100 e-mails. There is a nice article in todays "Vilas County News Review", front page, on the public hearing, but there is also a nice editorial by Kurt Krueger, saying that he is in favor of the "experimental trail" so ATV riders can have another chance to show us how good they can be.
Things to do before June 1st.
1. Please continue to collect signatures by petition and keep circulating our online petition address:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/123ATV/petition.html
We're stuck somewhere around 580, so we need more.
2. Write a letter to Dennis Leith, if you haven't, or write on the green form that they passed out at the public forum. All information you want to get to any DNR official will go through Dennis.
DNR - Attention Dennis Leith
8770 Highway J
Woodruff, Wi 54568
715-358-9225
leith@dnr.state.wi.us
3. We need many letters sent to Governor James Doyle and copies to our two state legislatures: Senator Roger Breske and Dan Meyer
Jerry Woolpy is trying to contact Bryce Luchterhand, who heads Doyle's Northern Office in Park Falls, to find out if there is a
more direct address than the usual one to separate us from the crowd. You only need to write one good letter and send it to
everybody. Dennis said that if you write to the lawmakers they will ask him what is going on. Breske is good at responding but
Meyer rarely does. At least Meyer can't say he never heard from us.
Governor James Doyle - wisgov@mail.state.wi.us
Senator Roger Breske - Sen.Breske@legis.state.wi.us
Assemblyman Dan Meyer - Rep.Meyer@legis.state.wi.us
4. Write a "letter to the editor" and send it to local newspapers. Again it can be the same letter. Give our online petition address
in case they want to show support.
Lakeland Times Editors- editor@lakelandtimes.com
Rhinelander Daily News Editor - malbright@pulitzer.net
Tomahawk Leader- news@tomahawkleader.com
Vilas County News Review- erpub@nnex.net
After June 1st.
The DNR will pass their recommendations onto the Natural Resources Board. The board will meet and finalize the Master Plan.
Public participation is allowed at these meetings. I will find out as soon as they announce the date and a group of us will attend and speak. Dennis thinks the meeting will either be the end of August in Spooner or, more likely, in October in Tomahawk.
The web address for the Wisconsin Natural Resource Board: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/nrboard/
On that page you will find the e-mail address of the Executive Assistant, Amy Lemberger and profiles with the address of each individual member. It would be a good idea to send letters after June 1st. I will find out if we can send all letters to Amy. Some of you may know individual board members which would give you a valuable connection. Members are: Stephen Willet, Attorney, John Welter, Attorney, Christine Thomas, Associate Dean at U.of W. Steven Point, Herbert Behnke, retired from 21st Century Genetics, Jonathan Ela, retired from Sierra Club, Howard Poulson, retired president Wis. Farm Bureau, Gerald O'Brien, Attorney.
All have been appointed by the Governor.
any questions - Sue Drum, 715-686-2655,
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