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nick d

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Is the trail finally going to be legal?
Sep 14^th, 2009, 9:52am

Just to give everyone an update the last meeting with sfwmd went very well. They have basically given the county the ok to proceed with the plans to aquire the easement with the intent to preserve the bike trails.

The county would then make a maintenance agreement with Airborne to take care of the trails. The county would then be the owners and managers of the trail. All our dealings would be through the county at that point.

For this to happen several things must eventually take place:

First the land must be donated to the county by IDI

Second the drainage discharge point from the rest of the property must be evaluated and repaired if necessary (should not be a big deal)

Third we will be asked to reduce the amount of trails that lie within the conservation easement-we all knew this day would come. We dont have an exact number to share yet but this will be included in the management plan. Also the county is working on getting us access to other adjacent properties to help to make up for what we sacrifice in the easement, so the goal is to have at least as much trail as we now have(possibly more) but spread out over a greater area.

We should have a formal letter from sfwmd to the county explaining the details of the agreement within a few weeks. From there it will be up to the county and IDI.

Thanks for everyones patience and hard work, it looks like its finally paying off!!!

mo betta trails!

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Jamis twin Huckster Eat dirt and love it! Posts: 702	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #1 - Sep 14^th, 2009, 12:43pm This was the original reason "COBRA" .....I mean Airborne was created in the first place. Congrats to those that put the time and hard work in. A lot of money and time went into getting us this far, keep up the good work, you are one step closer.
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nick d

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Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal?
Reply #2 - Sep 14^th, 2009, 1:42pm

Quote from Jamis twin on Sep 14^th, 2009, 12:43pm:

This was the original reason "COBRA" undecided

.....I mean Airborne was created in the first place. Congrats to those that put the time and hard work in. A lot of money and time went into getting us this far, keep up the good work, you are one step closer.

ah ha ha ha ha i remember that and the associated 'secret salute' Grin

mo betta trails!

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firebike Huckster ride it like you rented it w/optional insurance Posts: 368 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #3 - Sep 14^th, 2009, 1:53pm WOW. That is great news. I know some people have put alot of time and energy into getting this accomplished and I would like to says "Thanks" for the hard work and effort.
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tjboggs Huckster Fort Pierce Trail Leader Posts: 203 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #4 - Sep 15^th, 2009, 12:48am Thanks to all our fellow mountain bikers and supporters for the help. Wihtout you guys and gals we would loose this trail. Again thank you so much.
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jliller Huckster Trails not shabby on foot either. Posts: 132 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #5 - Sep 15^th, 2009, 10:31pm Great news!
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Joe Willy Superstar Posts: 421	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2009, 7:32am That's fantastic news! You guys deserve a medal for keeping the faith. What's it been, 12 years?
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nick d

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Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal?
Reply #7 - Sep 16^th, 2009, 8:27am

Quote from Joe Willy on Sep 16^th, 2009, 7:32am:

That's fantastic news! You guys deserve a medal for keeping the faith. What's it been, 12 years?

yeah its been at least 10 cause i remember this starting up shortly after i moved to florida in 97, so 12 is probably right! we all owe thanks to the guys like you who carried the torch all those years Cool

mo betta trails!

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Tiki Average Joe Thanks for ALL the effort on and for the trails. Posts: 2238	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #8 - Sep 16^th, 2009, 2:34pm dam I wish I could have been at the meeting to see SFWMD tap out..... I know it wasn't like that ....but in my fantasy thats how it ended. Ceremonial ride tonight at 6. Wed. Sept 16.
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G dubya Huckster Posts: 1038 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #9 - Sep 16^th, 2009, 8:51pm Cerimonial ride? are you guys riding with Tiki masks on or something? going to sacrifice a bottle of IPA afterwards?
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Señor Ron Average Joe -->ron baechle<-- Posts: 560 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #10 - Sep 18^th, 2009, 12:00am reminder Owe tiki a tube. Hey nick I concur the parking lot is the most treacherous place to get a flat haha.
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nick d Average Joe FORT PIERCE TRAIL -ALMOST LEGAL! Posts: 4113 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #11 - Sep 18^th, 2009, 8:22am Quote from Señor Ron on Sep 18^th, 2009, 12:00am: reminder Owe tiki a tube. Hey nick I concur the parking lot is the most treacherous place to get a flat haha. lol but theres no concrete bumpers there!
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Lavigeboy27 Committed AMBC Rocks! Posts: 13	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #12 - Sep 23^rd, 2009, 7:33am So is it opened and ready to ride yet?
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nick d Average Joe FORT PIERCE TRAIL -ALMOST LEGAL! Posts: 4113 Gender:	Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal? Reply #13 - Sep 23^rd, 2009, 9:03am Quote from Lavigeboy27 on Sep 23^rd, 2009, 7:33am: So is it opened and ready to ride yet? It is not officially open yet. As far as it being ridable, there is a trail day coming up to address that as well as to take measures to prevent ATV intrusion into the trails.
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PMK

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Re: Is the trail finally going to be legal?
Reply #14 - Sep 23^rd, 2009, 10:29pm

Good deal guys. It's always a long, slow process, but dedicated folks make these legal trails happen.

Always great to see trails not lost. Sometimes it's a bummer to see these trails changed, but honestly better to keep a trail, even if changed a bit then to lose it.

Again, good job guys, and girls to I bet.

PK

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