01-14-2007, 11:27 AM
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Is this in Washington State?
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:47:30 GMT, in rec.backcountry Mike Vandeman
<mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote:
>It's also nice to know that land managers don't consider bikes
>"natural" when they are used off-road....
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>Mike
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>Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:16:49 -0000
>Subject: Good Bye St. Eds, it was nice while it lasted.
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>A quote from William C. Leak;
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>Kudos to c4sep, public comment 01/12/07, and public emails and
>letters. (bias bastard)
>By Peyton Whitely * Seattle Times East Side bureau;
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>"After hearing 15 speakers, the seven-member state park and
>recreation commission unanimously decided Friday to designate
>as `natural' one of the last remaining swaths of forest along lake
>Washington" (should have been at least 6 to 1, not sure what
>happened)
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>So… it looks like there will be no new trail for us at St. Eds that
>heads down to the lake and the door has been slammed shut and locked
>forever. What I am still very concerned about (I seem to be the only
>one) is that the whole park AND the adjoining county park known as
>big finn hill will be designated `natural'
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>We all heard them say that they want to combine the two parks and
>reclassify the whole thing at the public meeting we all attended.
>Prepare your selves to wave bubye to good old finn hill folks.
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>I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
>humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
>years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
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>Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
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>http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
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