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*** BLUERIBBON ALERT *** BLUERIBBON ALERT *** BLUERIBBON ALERT ***
KEEP TEXAS OHV RIDING AREA OPEN!
Comment Deadline is June 30, 2002

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Lavon near Dallas, Texas, has
opened a public scoping process to take comments about the potential
closure of its 70-acre OHV park.

With public land OHV areas in scarce supply in Texas, it is important
for all recreationists to send a letter asking that the agency
consider better management of the area to resolve sound and trespass
issues.

Better management instead of closure is what we are asking for.

To send a letter on this important issue, go to;
http://capwiz.com/share/issues/alert/?alertid=198751

Thanks for your attention to this matter

Don Amador
Western Representative
BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc.
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05/29/2002

By CURTIS HOWELL / The Dallas Morning News


Dirt bike riders and people with four-wheel all-terrain vehicles stand to lose one of the few remaining areas where they can ride legally in the Dallas region, if the city of Lavon has its way.

City officials want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close a 70-acre off-road vehicle park that has been open near Lake Lavon for more than 25 years.

Officials say new residents in the area complain of noise, traffic and parking problems associated with the network of trails and jumps, creeks and curves that draw users in droves on weekends.

In its place, they want an 18-hole golf course.

Off-roaders contend that the move is about money, that noise isn't an issue because the park is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and that people knew before they moved there that the area had been set aside for all-terrain vehicles.

Meanwhile, the corps is informing people that they have until June 30 to make their opinions known; a decision is expected in July or August
 
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