NO! to OHV Funds being used for State Parks!!
Just thought I would post this email I got just now. This kind of chaps my hide. I pay into the state parks as well and when I have access taken away from me especially on trails that I help build and maintain annually it really get to me.
Hello GeckoCycles,
Just got this from the Chairman of COHVCO... in short the State parks want to raid $2.3 Million dollars from OUR OHV funds to pay for state parks portion of the general fund.
This is money ONLY OHV pays for, we cannot ride in the parks, we reap no direct benefit from them (from an OHV standpoint). So we end up paying. Not the hikers, bikers, equestrians....we do.
We need to get the word out as far and as fast as possible.
You should call and leave a message to each member of the Joint Budget Committee. Tell them you DO NOT want them to raid the OHV funds to pay for the State Parks budget shortfall! (Unless they want to give us 2.3 million dollars of OHV trails in the state parks!)
Senator Moe Keller
District 20- Jefferson County
303-866-2585
moe@moekeller.com
Senator Abel Tapia
District 31- Pueblo County
303-866-2581
abel.tapia.senate@state.co.us
Senator Al White
District 8- Eagle, Garfield, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt Counties
303-866-2586
al.white.senate@state.co.us
Representative Jack Pommer
District 11- Boulder County
303-866-2780
jack.pommer.house@state.co.us
Representative Mark Ferrandino
District 2- Denver County
303-866-2911
mferrandino@yahoo.com
Representative Don Marostica
District 51 - Larimer County
303-866-2947
don@donmarostica.com
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NO! to OHV Funds being used for State Parks!!
Greetings,
I'm a concerned CO resident who would like to strongly urge you to DENY the request to use the $2.3 million from OHV Funds for the State Parks General Shortfall Fund. I think this is robbery, plain and simple. I have paid my own money into the OHV fund and I am against using MY money for the State Park Fund. The purpose of the OHV Fund and MY MONEY reads as follows, from the CO State Parks Webpage-
Where the money goes: Benefits of the OHV Registration Program
The Colorado OHV Registration Program fees fund trail maintenance, construction, trailheads, parking areas, trail signs, maps, and land acquisition. It also enables law enforcement personnel to identify and return stolen vehicles, encourages safe and responsible OHV use, and promotes respect for public lands.
Many different groups benefit from OHV registration, including:
* OHV owners and operators;
* Towns and counties that want to attract OHV recreators to enhance their local economies; and
* The general public; educated OHV enthusiasts are more conscientious and better stewards of the land.
Registration funds also enable local, state and federal land managers to better manage our natural resources.
Annually, this direct benefit to enthusiasts funds $1.5 million in trail opportunities and improvements.
Using my OHV funds for State Parks will NOT benefit me as it is supposed to, but will instead take $2.3 million from the $3.1 million that is there, taking almost all the money out of the OHV Fund. How is the OHV Fund supposed to operate on $800k?? It simply CANNOT. Please turn down this proposal!!
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We sincerely appreciate your time and efforts! Check the website for more updates to come as the snow continues to melt... we look forward to seeing you out on the trail soon!
Regards,
eaglecounty4x4
http://eaglecounty4x4.webs.com/
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