As far as I'm concerned the issues that I have raised have not been resolved. I am willing to be a transportation partner with Dane County Parks and DNR, but if they insist on charging fees they are telling me their facilities are recreation. If they are recreational then the likelyhood of outside funding for future trails and facilities is extremely slim. Pretty shortsighted on their part.
If only they could join the Madison Urban Transportation System and behave more like the cities of Fitchburg and Madison. (Bob P., I attached the rest of message on purpose - don't get too excited.) Mike Rewey so many roads... so little time.... ********************************** To: "Michael D. Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: al matano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED], john Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Bikies] It's baaack! The Capital City Trail user fee Date sent: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 18:19:16 -0800 > Hi Mike: > > Per our conversation today: The Dane County Parks Commission will be > considering the Cap City Trail user fee at its meeting a week from today, > Wednesday, November 13. With apologies, I still have to look up the location. > > Ken LePine, Director of the Parks Department, left me a long voice mail to > let me know of this so I would not feel blindsided. He indicates that the > legal issues raised by Mike Rewey have been worked out. He indicated that > last year implementation was delayed; the fee was not killed. Further, he > indicates that the trail will be part of the state trail system so a state > trail pass will be valid for the Cap City and all other state trails. > > Having said that, I still feel that the fee makes the one County bicycle > route a toll road, while all auto routes remain free to the user. That's > just backwards. John Rider has agreed to be point person for Sierra Club > on this issue. Perhaps we can plan some press hit or hits for next week > Tuesday and/or Wednesday. > > Note, too, that the County Board does NOT get to vote on this. Somehow the > Parks Commission can unilaterally impose the fee. > > Please spread the word for an outpouring of opposition to this misguided > fee. I'll check up on the location. > > All for now, > > Al Matano > Dane County Board, District 11 > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
