I attended the IAC's meeting in Olympia on OHV noise issue. Of course there was never a study done to prove there was a noise issue, but that is beside the point. Every one needs to go to the link in the following narrayive and input you feelings thru the survey. The core group behind this issue are the same people that got Thurston County to pass a 56db noise law on OHVs only. This level is impossible to meet and now they are pushing for the same thing state wide. So you input is vital.

To persons interested the "ORV Noise Solutions" project,
I am writing to provide the following information:

1. Introduction to the noise study
2. Workshop questionnaire now available on-line.
3. ORV Noise Solutions Workshop notes available soon.
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1. Introduction to the ORV Noise Solutions project. In 2005, the state Legislature formed an ORV Noise Management Task Force to investigate issues relating to ORV noise and access to public and private lands. In 2006, to follow-up on the Task Force's work, the Legislature conducted hearings that led to a directive instructing the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) to provide recommendations for addressing "excessive noise from ORVs." Specifically, IAC was to review existing laws, provide recommendations on equipment for enforcement, model ordinances, education, and a grant program.

In response, an IAC staff committee selected an outside seven person advisory committee to help. The advisory committee includes persons representing the points of view of residents impacted by noise, ORV recreation, policy formation, law enforcement, and noise-acoustics. Most advisory committee members also actively participate in ORV recreation. Next, IAC circulated a request for proposals for a consultant to conduct public workshops, address associated tasks, and draft preliminary options-recommendations. The request was circulated three times before a highly qualified consultant was identified.

Once the consultants' (actually two firms, ESA-Adolfson Associates and Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.) work is complete, expected by mid-November, IAC will continue to work with the advisory committee and interested members of the public to finish the report for presentation to the Legislature when it meets in 2007.

The Adolfson-Geomatrix collaborative has outstanding credentials, including their past work, understanding of the issues, and impartiality. Together, the team is expert in a wide range of environmental noise impact assessment methods, public outreach techniques, and in developing policies and programs.

2. Questionnaire. The questionnaire used as the basis for the two "noise" workshops, Lacey (10/10/06) and Ellensburg (10/19/06), is providing IAC with much valuable information. In order to involve as many interested parties as possible, we are now making it available on-line. Just click this link (some may need to paste the link into their web browsers): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=491542728878 We hope you will distribute the link to others interested in this project before it closes shortly after 5 pm on November 6. Most people complete the questionnaire in about 10 minutes or less

3. Workshop notes. I have just passed the draft notes from the Lacey "noise workshop" to IAC's web specialist who says the notes will be posted to the following link in the next day or so. Please save this link - we will use it to keep you updated as this project progresses: http://www.iac.wa.gov/Documents/IAC/..._solutions.htm

If you would like further information on any of the above items please contact me,

Greg Lovelady
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
1111 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40917
Olympia, WA 98504-0917
360/ 902-3008 ~ 360/ 902-3026 (fax)
TDD 360/ 902-1996
http://www.iac.wa.gov/

 

WHAT A CROCK OF FOCKING SHIOT!!! HOW THE FOCK!! People need to die and die soon. I WANT A REVOLUTION.. A CIVIL WAR.. KILL ALL THESE PEOPLE. I don't care who they are. they are ruining the focking world.. we don't all need to sit on the fockin front porch or the library and read books.

 

Sorry for my terrets moment [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] But america has a serious problem at its feet. and some people are gonna have to die. its time to take arms and start the civil war and rid our populous of the excessive addiction for opressive control.

 

Besides america hit like 300 milion yesterday.. a reduction to 200 million wouldnt be too bad. think of it as a stock correction or sompin [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

lol i agree ofc....some people you just look at them and say "are you serious right now?" grrrr the thing is witht he population growing means more of em are being born....grrr

 

Man i tell ya.. the problem with radicals of anyform is they try and enact law without common sense. less than 100db is just dandy. you aint goin def get over it. I hear harleys and crotch rockets and lil rice racers everynight that are far louder than atvs..

 

I have been saying it for years, but it falls on deaf ears.

 

I wonder if them free lovin peace ralleys of the 70's would have had some suicide bombings or startegic missle strikes.. hmmm.. Im thinkin too bad the Vets didn't just go all psycho and start killin off all them anti war hippies! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

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