FYI - Next Wednesday (4/14/4) is the 4th RRC Master Plan Meeting.

At this meeting, the draft master plan will be unveiled and public comment
solicited. It is still important that mountain bikers attend! This is the
last chance to offer input regarding the master plan (the 5th meeting is a
review of the final plan). While it looks like it will be a biking friendly
park based on the public input at the last meeting, we have no idea what the
draft plan will contain - if anything is objectionable or needs
reinforcement, this is the meeting in which to voice it. Hope to see you
there!

All workshops will begin at 5 p.m. and will be held at
The West Center for Intergenerational Learning (West Junior High School),
25 N. 20th Street.

I will be out of town from 4/15 to 4/19, so I won't be able to get a summary
of the meeting sent out until the 20th or 21st.

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Another meeting to keep in mind for May:

Gold Camp Road Plans
KKTV-Nora Seibert

It's been about sixteen years since tunnel number three along the Gold Camp
Road collapsed. Since then the eight and a half mile stretch of road has
been closed to vehicles, but not to hikers, bikers, and motorcyclists.

On Monday, the Forest Service announced it will study the environmental
impact of fixing the tunnel. Then, officials say it will be up to the public
to decide if it will be reopened to cars.

Some people who use the trail regularly say they worry reopening it to cars
and trucks will hurt the beauty of the trail they love by littering it with
trash and noise.

But, some say the tunnel must be fixed. Frank Landis says Gold Camp Road
must be reopened, partly because it's on the national register of historic
places since it was originally a standard gauge rail road track.

Now, Congress has earmarked $250,000 to pay for the environmental impact
study. Officials say it will take almost a year and a half to complete.

This is the second attempt by officials to figure out what to do with the
road. The Forest Service says they want to make sure it's turned into
something the public will like.

You're invited to voice your opinion at the first open house, scheduled for
Thursday, May 6th at Cheyenne Mountain High School.

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Jim Yount
(719) 540-1505
jyount@...