on nov.17 at the division of forestry office in south orlando there will be a meeting to discuss 5 new ride areas in our state...
you need to be there to voice your opinion!
the greenies and the retirees and the developers that oppose us will be there!
i will be there...
a group of us from www.atvflorida.com are all meeting at the dennys that morning next door
the meeting is from 10-3:30
this is about your future and your childrens future

 

I'll keep looking back here for more information on this. I'd like to attend the meeting also. BluRock

 

count me in!

(and BTW, can we squeeze a ride into this trip, too?)

I'd like to help - anything we can do, please let us know

 

let me know what happens fellas! I live to far away to attend, Pompano Beach!

 

heres how you can help...
be there...tell your friends to be there...voice your opinion...be proactive...bring a friend(s) with you...
i look forward to meeting and seeing you there...
mark

 

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VQUAD, have you heard of any others who may be going to the meeting Monday? How many are you aware of that is planning to attend?

 

V,
while I'd like to have my input heard, orlando is a little to far from tallahassee to go to a meeting , and work is pressing now, I know that that sounds like an excuse, but maybe you can let some opinions be heard as well, by doing a print of this thread..

What I'd like to see is this..
1) give a limited use sticker that is enforceable by forest service & dept of agriculture to quads that have registered the titles to the state (already paid the 35 bux), for use that would allow riding in the national forests on the NUMBERED dirt roads,that connect the UNNUMBERED roads in the forests, under the forest service guidelines atv's can only use existing unnumbered roads in the forest, they cannot travel on numbered forest roads, as these are for street legal vehicles, the problem is this:
the unnumbered roads do not link together, the only way to link them, is to allow use on the numbered roads.

2) this will open up existing riding areas without purchase of any more lands in the national forest, and it will make it enforceable, the forest service sees the numbered roads as highways, and therefore subject to DOT and traffic rules. I don't have a problem with this, but allow a rider who is obeying a posted speed limit, or less, to use these dirt roads for access to the riding areas. make the rider subject to fines, and penalties if abusing the priveledge, (riding unsafe, etc) have a yearly sticker availabe for purchase that would further more riding areas, and generate revenue ongoing.

3) I use my atv in my business, so of course I'd like to see a yearly fee collected by the tax assessor, (that way the original cost of the atv dissapears off my personal business tax)

4) provisions can be made for having to run headlights, warning flags when traveling on NUMBERED roads, if need be.
I think that this is a workable solution for my area (Apalachicola Nat Forest, gadsden, leon, wakulla, countys) as it provides areas that already are being used for riding, costs no money, or little to implement, generates revenue for future, and gives a tax break to business owners of atv's


let me know of any suggestions you have, and feel free to add to them.

 

to my knowledge there are 4 so far...we are meeting at dennys next door at 9am...
we could use your help!

 

VQUAD, do you have directions to this meeting site? GPS coordinates would work also.