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[QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 1212970, member: 17212"] Ken. In regard to up-coming bills, these are posted in your local newspaper in the public notices section. They are very hard to find and understand and take a lot of reading to find them. They make it that way on purpose because they really don't want our input. I'm on the mailing list with the county of Riverside and they send notices of any changes in my immediate area or up-coming meetings on land issues. Most countys or citys offer this. All you have to do is sign up with them. I also receive notices from different organizations that I am registered with and also the USFS (United States Forest Service) sends notices about once a month in regard to changes in the natl forests and meetings that we can attend to offer our input. You already know about the BRC and CORVA and there is the ASA, (American Sand Assn.) and the San Diego offroad Assn. down south. An excellent organization working hard to keep the southern deserts open. There are many good groups like this in your area. Most of these groups have monthly news letters. Some of these groups are a little late to the party sometimes and need to get this information out a little sooner,IMO. Many shops and off road businesses belong to ORBA, (Off Road Business Assn.) ORBA has Roy Denner and he is one of the main guys fighting for our rights. Roy deals directly with the politicians and lobbys for us in Washington. I also receive a newsletter from ORBA. Anything that Roy Denner is involved with deserves our support. ORBA is part of the group that is now involved with suing the county. Unfortunately it has come to this. The OEM's and the AMA have been a huge disappointment. The OEM's don't want to piss off the greenies and the AMA is more interested in protecting the rights of un-helmeted Harley riders than anything else. Our local AMA District 37 is an exception to that and are very involved with land rights. Same with Dist 38 to the south of us. There is a lot of up-to-date information on the Dist 37 website and that is an excellent source. Since I own and operate a small aftermarket shop here in So Cal, I hear a lot of what's going on by word of mouth. It's a very tight community and word of mouth is still the best source for the most current info. Responding to your Political reps by email is a good idea and easy to do but, a hand written letter does much more good and can't be deleted. Talking to your local shop is also a good idea but many of todays shops are not that interested in land issues. For some reason they don't see it as their future and many store owners and managers are BA grad's and don't come from motorcycles anymore. It's all about the bottom line to them. In the old days, most people in the shops grew up with motorcycles and usually grew up in familys that owned the shops. These people had a passion and a love for the sport that many of the new shop owners have never had and never will. Thanks for your interest Ken. The more of us that become involved the better our chances at success. [/QUOTE]
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