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 Post subject: Gutter Closure Notice
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2010 6:46 pm 
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As of right now this may be the last year for the Gutter Trail
Extreme pressure from the state has caused the Cowls to consider closing the Trail permanently next year :(

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Bummer :(

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update as of 5/8
Well it has begun.....

The wooded powerline poles have been replaced with steel ones.
and also the land has been graded after lunch break rock. :(

The side trails seem to be uneffected at this time.

This will deffinately be the last year for the Gutter trail. :(
It will be Illegal to run next year as it will be state conservation land
and off limits to ALL MOTORIZED VEHICLES!!!!! :( :( :( :(

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Update 9/10
The Paper work has gone through for the state to aquire the Cowls land as conservation land :(
so as of now there will be no 2010 legal trail access to the Gutter :(

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This seems to be the way things are going, unfortunately. Five years ago there were more than 20 trails that were accessible, both clearly legal and some questionable. Now, all but a few a gated.

It's both the tree huggers and the lawyers, or the fear of liability that close trails as well as the idiots who leave garbage all over the trails. A few private trails have been closed due to asshats cutting trees and steeling firewood.


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what a shame.
I've been keeping my eye out for property that might be viable to wheel on if we work the property, but so far, there's not a lot that might be fun to wheel as it's either too easy or too small.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:52 pm 
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There has been a few properties in the works for the NEA but either they want crazy money + ins. to wheel thier land
SSR in R.I. wants $4,000 a year + ins. for 113 acers shared with riding camp horses :roll:
or it's not large enough to make it workable for multiple clubs.
and the state wants to call them a buisness for tax money$$$

The JonFund just purchased the last private land the NEA was working on.
They seem to have very large and deep pockets.

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