CA Sits on $52 Mill

[montcia]

Not sure where else to post this...$52 Million dollar surplus WITH $33.5 IN THE OHV FUND!

 

[BroncoHauler]

Don't worry, Sacramento has probably spent it six times over, since they found out about it. What's also criminal, is that the OHV fund, funded by Green stickers. I believe the California's Off-Highway Vehicle Parks Fund is 100 percent user-funded, and to then blatantly reappropriate this money (steal) it to offset deficits in the state park budget. What pure incompetence.


Herb

 

[cumminscruiser]

Slush Fund

I'm racing to post this and you beat me to it, Yea!!

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/21/4646682/hidden-parks-funds-spark-outrage.html

I would like to know how much she makes. Can you be educated and that unaware?

 

[Xterabl]

Relating to California trail closures, etc.: if you want to "get behind" something, I think this is it:
http://www.pacificlegal.org/release...nal-Forest-access-for-off-road-recreationists

The lawsuit targets the implementation of the Forest Service's 2005 Travel Management Rule at the Tahoe National Forest. “The Rule calls for an open and transparent process for designation of roads and trails available to the public for motorized recreation,” said Middleton. “But the implementation of the rule at the Tahoe National Forest has been anything but transparent. Contrary to assurances that public recreational access has been protected, the agency has ended up prohibiting motorized off-road vehicles on hundreds of miles of roads and trails that have been traditionally available to the public for recreational purposes.

“This was a bait and switch game,” Middleton continued. “The Forest Service lulled people into complacency over the 2005 Travel Management Rule and said recreational enthusiasts had nothing to fear. But then, we find out that over 800 miles of roads or trails are going to be blocked off from traditional motorized recreational uses. In the end, less than 50 miles of formerly accessible trails have been left open for off-road motorized use.

Apparently, from comments on various message boards, etc. ( http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1079127 ), offroaders were basically recruited for gps mapping of the trails in order to provide information for maintenance, etc., for the NF folks; but instead they just said "thank you and now those trails are closed".