Yes, as reported last year: http://www.danenet.org/bcp/cc_funding.html the fee issue was only postponed. But according to the minutes: http://danenet.danenet.org/bcp/docs/dcparks_11jul01_cc.html
>It was also a consensus of the Commission to send a letter to the bicycle >groups and the >Transportation Committee to develop a forum in which alternative funding >can be developed, >through legislative action and the budget process. To my knowledge, the Parks commission never did that. Several people (including myself) offered to work with Parks to find the funding. Nothing ever came of it. In other words, LePine did nothing to address the funding issue. At 4:29 PM -0600 11/4/02, Bike To Work Week wrote: >This issue was ONLY "addressed" last year, when County Executive Falk >decided that a user fee (i.e., trail pass) would not be required for 2002, >giving Dane county Parks time to look into the issue. the Federal Highway >Administration (FHWA) has decided that users of facilities outside of road >rights-of-way (i.e., paths such as the Cap City Trail, versus on-street >bike lanes) can be charged fees as long as the money is used to maintain >the facility (The Cap City Trail was built, at least in part, with federal >funds). The Parks department has therefore decided to require a trail pass >to raise the money to maintain the trail (last year they spent $26,000 >maintaining it-nor is that amount sufficient to plow snow). > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
