> Colorado Access Alert: Ft. Collins Trail Access Threatened
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> Please attend an upcoming meeting and voice your support for
> mountain bike access at Horsetooth Mountain Park.
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> Meeting time: Monday, February 13, 2006
> 6 to 8PM Fort Collins Senior Center
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> Background: The lower Horsetooth Rock Trail is in danger of being closed
> to
> mountain bikers.
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> The Draft Management Plan for Horsetooth Mountain Park, to be approved
> March
> 1st, calls for the closure of the lower Horsetooth Rock Trail to mountain
> bikers.
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> The full management plan can be viewed here:
> http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/htmp_plan/
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> Talking Points: Feedback provided during a survey conducted by Larimer
> County and during the public meetings showed that conflicts between hikers
> and mountain bikers are rare; in fact, the hikers who spoke up stated they
> find mountain bikers to be polite and yielding on the trail.
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> A compromise solution to have the trail as Hiking Only on weekends and
> holidays, while remaining open to mountain bikers at other times, is being
> proposed to address the peak demand for hiking usage of the trail.
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> Hear about the proposal and be involved in the efforts to work with the
> county to maintain trail access for all users -- on this trail and others
> that may be targeted in the future.
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> Additional Info: This is an action oriented meeting as the final decision
> on
> the trail closure will be made by March 1st. We need to pack the house,
> drain the keg of New Belgium's Biere de Mars, and get our mission
> accomplished!
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> Food, Beer & Facilities are being provided by The Cycologist. Please
> contact
> us through http://www.thecycologist.com or send e-mail to
> mailto:yannrs@...
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