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Sunday, May 06, 2007

The slippery word "enough"

Dennis Leith stated that “enough” interest in ATV trails was generated during the NHAL Master Plan to warrant the current trail development process. The word “enough” should spark some investigative curiosity. At the October 05 National Resources Board meeting that summarized the Master Plan results, opposition to an ATV trail was characterized as a “loud outcry”, so much so that one board member asked why the issue even remained open. We can supply a probable answer: A group of legislators, representing a narrow interest group, gave the DNR its marching orders: Put a trail in the NHAL forest in spite of the Master Plan review process. The Stakeholder’s group was not an objective reevaluation of the feasibility of an ATV trail, it was a trail building committee. It is still important to note that an ATV trail is not inevitable. Write to me and I will tell you what you can do...

1 comment:

Tommie said...

I'm watching the same thing in Marinette county right now. Just substitute 'NHAL' with 'PRSF' (Peshtigo River State Forest plan).

Carpetbaggers from outside the area, representing ATV special interests, are insisting there is a need for more ATV trails. I have yet to find a single local landowner who agrees.