kokanee64
Member
Someday down the road Lake Powell will open again. The decision will be made at all levels of government but based on the close down decision it appears local and state governments will have loud voices. Some of the loud voices will understand the needs of campers and fishers better than others (I'd trust Wayne more, for example) and I'm sure NP officials will have plenty to say about what policies will make their lives easier -- but they may not understand users' needs so well. I expect local officials to have a mixed perspective. I suspect that for some we are nothing but a costly nuisance and a drain on resources. For example, my county, Gunnison CO, is being sued by the Texas AG because we have stopped just short of putting up barricades on the highway and posting signs telling our second home owners, "TEXAS TRASH TURN BACK OR WE WILL JAIL AND FINE YOU."
I'm not interested in your political philosophy, personal freedom statements or what the law is or ought to be. Those are important but belong in a different post. What I'm interested in is ideas we can share with decision makers about policies and practices that will make the eventual startup of Powell happen more smoothly, more fairly and more safely. I suspect the answers may be different for Page and Bullfrog. Does anyone know more about this than us? Does anyone care more about this than us? This is a chance for us to have a voice at the table. How do we make restarting campgrounds and bathrooms, retail establishments, ramps and all the rest a success from the users' points of view?
I'm not interested in your political philosophy, personal freedom statements or what the law is or ought to be. Those are important but belong in a different post. What I'm interested in is ideas we can share with decision makers about policies and practices that will make the eventual startup of Powell happen more smoothly, more fairly and more safely. I suspect the answers may be different for Page and Bullfrog. Does anyone know more about this than us? Does anyone care more about this than us? This is a chance for us to have a voice at the table. How do we make restarting campgrounds and bathrooms, retail establishments, ramps and all the rest a success from the users' points of view?