Forwarded from MultiUseTrails:

The PUBLIC HEARING / PRESENTATION for the Del Mar Mesa trails plan will be this
month, October, at the Parkview Elementary School. The time and date are not yet
firmed. It will be in the evening on a weeknight.

At that time, the City and/or agencies (if they show up) will present their
final plan to the public as a fait accompli and one that you cannot change
because "they've done all they can do". However, unless the plan changes
radically from one they've been asking various planning boards to approve with
the least amount of discussion possible, you will find the plan to be lacking in
terms of mileage, connectivity and utility for outdoorsmen and other such nature
lovers. You may be surprised to learn they've apparently found money for spy
cameras, enforcement rangers and a citation program, though.

New features not shown on the map most recently posted on our front page include
Closure also for the Duck Pond Trail many old timers know as The Shitz. Note
that such idiocy will concentrate legal riders into even less trail-space (such
as Cobblestone) and will then be used by kooks to justify a run to close those
trails to you, also, on the basis that there are too many families on bikes on
the trail and that the rest of you outlaws are riding on longstanding trails
they've just closed down. Tails you lose, Heads they win.

Were you there in 2008, at the meeting in the Rec Center? How about the 2009
meeting at the elementary school? The format will be similar to those, and the
very best thing you could do as a mountainbiker would be to bring 2-10 people
you know, dressed for business or work, and be adamant, firm and vocal regarding
your feelings and concerns over the trails plan, whatever those may be.

Press will be in attendance. If 150-250 of you "citizens" are, too, then the
politicos will have far less stomach for a rubber stamp on this junk and you may
get calls for the City to revisit the goofy stance taken by CDFW and the City
regarding trails access in this area. Note: Carl DeMaio is on the Task Force and
he's running for Mayor. Pam Slater Price is on the Task Force and is retiring --
those who seek to succeed her might perceive public interest in this topic to be
important. Nathan Fletcher is aware of the issues, and is running for Mayor.
Sherrie Lightner is on the Task Force and is responsive to constituents that
speak up and show up (mostly kooky anti-trails types so far).

So, do you have riding crews, riding organizations, church groups, exercise
groups at work, a mailing list of buddies, neighbors and more? October will be
your last chance to use them on this issue.

Original message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MultiUseTrails/message/947