Ad Hoc Committee forming to reexamine Wisconsin State Trails Council makeup
In the last legislative session, the motorsports industry sought to shift the balance of the nine-member Governor's State Trails Council (STC) in its facvor by adding two seats specifically for off-road motorcycle riders and 4x4 mud truckers. The bill, AB600, found a sponsor in the House and was passed by a nearly unamimous committee vote. But when the session ended a couple days later, the bill's progress stopped. In response, the curtrent members of the STC – which represent bicyclists, hikers, paddlers, equestrians, the disabled as well as snowmobilers and ATVers – on April 15 agreed to establish a temporary ad hoc committee "responsible for examining and proposing changes to the structure and organization of the State Trails Council in order to ensure that the STC is efficient, effective and inclusive of all citizens and trail user groups," according to the DNR. The committee will be composed of members of the current council and public (non-STC) members who have experience with various trail user groups and knowledge of appropriate organizational models. The committee will be responsible for reviewing the mission, structure, organization, and make-up of the STC and will make recommendations for improvements at the April 2009 meeting. You can bet the motorsports community will try to stack the ad hoc committee too, so we need knowledgeable nonmotorized recreation advocates to seek seats by May 24. More info, including a downloadable application form can be found here: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/trails/council/committee.html Joel Patenaude, Editor Silent Sports _________________________________________________________________ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008_______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
