I'm with ya Joe. Our riding area just got shut down too.
The sad part is, it was less than 1 mile from my neighborhood. It's a big old rock mine type deal, with lots of trails and small little tracks set up. We've been riding there for the past 2 or 3 years with absolutely no problems. It was one of the best places I could take my two boys since they are only 7 and 10 and are still learning and it was within a 45 second tow (Yes, I even loaded up the bikes and towed them down the hill just so I didn’t make any neighbors mad). We sort of had permission to ride there from the manager of the place. He told us for liability reasons he couldn't give us written permission but gave me a copy of his business card and said if a cop ever stopped us, just show them the card and we would be OK.
But now, one of my neighbors (there are at least 10 guys in my neighborhood that ride down there) has taken it upon herself to call the cops every time a she hears a bike, the cops got on the manager's case and told him that unless he said it was OK to ride there, they had to start prosecuting us due to the fact the place was becoming a nuisance. Two guys I know have got $350 fines for going in when the cops said not to. Three of us talked to the manager, he gave us the lady’s name and told us to get her to quit calling the cops and all would be well. We tried to politely explain our situation and even asked her if we rode only during certain hours, that she could dictate, if that would make her happy. Not surprisingly she wanted nothing to do with it and basically told us to get off her property. What really gets me, is because of ONE LADY who just moved into the neighborhood not too long ago and is just being a pain, myself, my two boys and 20 - 30 other guys that have rode there for years are screwed. Some people are just narrow-minded and will never like dirt bikes.
One thing in life I have learned though, is that as one door closes, another one opens up. Just the other day, my sons one school buddy found out that we all have dirt bikes and he told his parents when he got home from school. Low and behold, this kid's mom calls my wife and says that she heard we lost our riding area, and they had 98 acres of ground that we were welcome to ride on anytime we want. We are taking a ride over to her house tonight, and she is going to give us the lay of the land, show us where to park, etc.
I don’t know how far you are from Plum Borough, but once I see the area and talk to her some more, maybe I can hook you up, and you’ll have a new place to ride also.