ALERT! BCNP to TAKE all Collier County Roads in the BCNP!

Superintendent John J Donahue has sent an official NPS letter to the Chairman
of Collier County, Florida requesting that the County transfer all county
roads within the boundary of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the
National Park Service.

We know why Chief Ranger Dan Sholly would not place in writing last summer
that they, NPS, would not stop ORVs from crossing Loop Road in Collier.
Instead he wrote, "we do not intend" to stop ORVs to stop ORVs from crossing
Loop Road in Collier County. Once they own this road they will do this.

Further once they own Turner River Road, Bass Road, Dona Drive, Wagon Wheel
Road they will either be closed to the public general use, or gated and only
NPS trams and eco-tour guides, or inholders allowed to use them or the road
will be removed in the name of Restoration.

It is a must you call, write a US Mail and send email to the County
Commissioners of Collier County and tell them not to continue to all the
Federalization of Collier County and Florida's resources by honoring this
request from Superintendent Donahue.

Jack Moller

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Collier County Government Center Complex
3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples Fl. 33962

774-8097 Fax: 774-3602
E-mail commissioners@colliergov.net
District 1 Donna Fiala
774-8389 E-mail: DonnaFiala@colliergov.net
District 2 James D. Carter
774-8390 e-mail: JimCarter@colliergov.net
District 3 Tom Henning
774-8393 e-mail: TomHenning@colliergov.net
District 4 Pamela Mac'Kie
774-8392 e-mail: PamMacKie@colliergov.net
District 5 Jim Coletta
774-8391 e-mail: JimColetta@colliergov.net

Ian,

Do me a favor and post this info. to the Florida Land Cruiser Association website: www.flca.org (http://www.flca.org) Go to forum then Bulletin Board to post. We've been trying to stay involved with the trail closures up in the National Forests, but have not keep up with Big Cypress.

Thanks.

<font color="yellow">Bill, I'm glad to see your concerned and wish to help out in the fight for our Land Use rights. I think that you will find that your efforts will go a lot further if you try to get more directly involved, Such as copying the above post and poting it everywhere you think someone will read it. I know it is a lot easier to ask someone else to do it, and I'm sure Ian would be more than happy to do it for you, but we need more people directly involved. There are already too many people not doing anything and passing the buck. Get involved! Stay involved! Get others involved! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"></font c>

Pete,

I have no problem copying info. for posting elsewhere and/or distributing to others; however, I always like to give the originator of news an opportunity to post to our club forum. Straight from the horses mouth per se.

I got our club started on Land Use concerns over a year ago, but we've had quite a bit of difficulty working with the Florida FS as they don't seem to be following their Citizen Participation requirements. We don't have a tenth of the NF, BLM, and other Federally mangaged lands you have out West, but we're still losing our OHV access rights. Big Cypress is another story all together, and one that I'm not all that knowledgable about (except for articles in New Times and the Sun Sentinal).

Take care.

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<font color="yellow">Keep up the good work Bill, I hope you didn't take any offense to my post....</font c>

For everybody's info, I am ok with anybody coping these posts about land issues and passing them along.
I do the same thing w/ what I find on various boards.
Yellowsub will tell you, and you can check his posts, I copy his & post tem on another forum I am involved with as well as passing it to the club members.
Please feel free to pass the message to anyone who will listen.

None was taken in the least bit.