Let's keep this "environmental" stuff in mind when we vote in
November...Jerry in Dallas
Don Kerr wrote:
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> Scary.? Yes. Inevitable continuation of erosion of individual
> liberties....
> .............frightnig thought.
> ...............DK.
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> John Beckett 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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