I couldn't find any info on this hearing. If anyone has details, I'd
appreciate the additional info. Thanks!

~Joy

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:48 PM, ybiker <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> Forwarded from MultiUseTrails:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> Original message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MultiUseTrails/message/947
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