Don't the mining interests also get impacted in this ?
..............DK.
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Dick J wrote:
>
> That IS scary John!!! We had better get ECTA,
> USFRA and SCTI/BNI all on the same sheet of music
> on this matter. Is there a salt racer/list
> member who is a lawyer and lives in Utah?
> Burying our head in the sand (salt) won't make
> this go away, and if we don't sit up and take
> notice, it will be like ignoring a notice of
> petition for divorce. You lose everything! I
> don't think any of our LSR organizations have the
> $$$ to fight this alone (nor should they be
> expected to), and I seriously doubt that a call
> for donations would help enough. But if we get a
> Utah-based LSR lawyer on board, and we get a
> ball-park figure for cost, then a special
> membership levy of a few extra dollars from all
> members could feed our legal fund. If ECTA,
> SCTA/BNI and USFRA assess all of their members a
> few extra bucks to pay an attorney for his time,
> we can fight this and win. If we ignore it,
> ZAMMO!
> NO LURKERS ON THIS - EVERYBODY SPEAK UP!!!
>
> Dick J
>
> --- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> wrote:
> > Now this is a scary thought. Anybody know
> > anything more?
> >
> > John Beckett
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marsha Terry" <mterry@enol.com>
> > To: <usfra@saltflats.com>; <salt@ivic.net>;
> > <ofice@scta-bni.org>;
> > <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "Brian
> > Hawthorne" <brianh@inconnect.com>
> > Cc: "Brian Hawthorne" <brianh@inconnect.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 1:22 PM
> > Subject: IMPORTANT:Possible Salt Flats Issue
> >
> >
> > > I hope the subject got your attention. If I'm
> > writing to the wrong
> > > groups I apologize in advance. I did an
> > internet search for groups
> > > associated with racing on the Bonneville Salt
> > Flats and your
> > > organizations were part of the results. Let
> > me introduce myself. I am
> > > one of the Vice Presidents of the Utah 4
> > Wheel Drive Association. My
> > > focus for this organization is on land use
> > issues. Utah is the center of
> > > many land issues right now and if my source
> > is correct the salt flats is
> > > slated to be one of those issues very soon.
> > >
> > > The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA)
> > is an environmental
> > > organization. In their efforts to "save" the
> > land their main focus has
> > > been off highway vehicle access and stopping
> > that access to public land.
> > > In Utah that means BLM lands. SUWA currently
> > has a proposal before
> > > congress that would close 9 million acres of
> > public lands to any
> > > mechanized recreation. These are lands that
> > don't qualify for Wilderness
> > > according to the Wilderness Act. These lands
> > are wild places which are
> > > criss-crossed by numerous roads and trails
> > that the people of Utah have
> > > been using for generations. I don't know how
> > familiar you are with the
> > > wilderness debate so I don't want to bore
> > you. If you need more info
> > > please let me know. SUWA has been frustrated
> > in their efforts to get
> > > their Wilderness bill through Congress so
> > they are making an end run.
> > > They have filed a lawsuit which is asking the
> > court to force the BLM to
> > > close those 9 million acres to motorized
> > access. In essence if Congress
> > > won't pass their Wilderness bill they'll try
> > and force the issue with
> > > lawsuits.
> > >
> > > What does this have to do with salt flats
> > racing? Well SUWA has a few
> > > lawyers on the payroll and I guess they are
> > getting bored. One of those
> > > lawyers named Steve Bloch paid a visit to the
> > Salt Lake Area BLM office
> > > this past week. He was asking very pointed
> > questions about the impacts
> > > of racing to the Bonneville Salt Flats. My
> > question to you is...why
> > > would a SUWA lawyer want to know the impacts
> > of racing on the salt
> > > flats? Knowing what I know about SUWA this
> > doesn't bode well for your
> > > sport. This is just a heads up in the hopes
> > that all of the groups which
> > > use the salt flats will get together to fight
> > any threats to your sport.
> > >
> > > If the groups that use the salt flats are not
> > already organized can I
> > > recommend you put this on a fast track.
> > Chances are your organizations
> > > will be fighting some difficult battles in
> > the near future. There are
> > > organizations in Utah that can help you.
> > USA-ALL is probably the best
> > > equipped. Brian Hawthorne is the Executive
> > Director and the person you
> > > would want to contact for more info. He can
> > be reached at
> > > brianh@inconnect.com.
> > >
> > > Good Luck in what lies ahead
> > > Marsha Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
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