A couple of quick items.
· We had some issues with the Tennessee Highway Patrol during an OHV event held in Tracy City this weekend. Local government and police were very supportive of the event (brings in $$), but THP superseded their efforts and created a “ghost town” for the local businesses. This incident brings up a very valid point in our larger puzzle. Once you create the trails, how do you make the Trailhead towns “user-friendly”?
· If you had an event, let me know some $$ figures or economic impact to the local economy. The above scenario certainly hurt Tracy City, hopefully it didn’t happen to your town.
· Still looking for Pilot programs in Middle and West TN. Components will include an active OHV Club, city/county govt land, local govt partnership or active OHV Club and State Forest land. Ideally, we want to start hammering out details this summer!
· TDEC is closing their long range recreational plan survey THIS FRIDAY, May 29 (see explanation below) . Click on the link and follow the directions. http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/recreation/plan/ OHV is still on the state’s “critical unmet need” category list; let’s make sure they hear our voices for this measurement process too!
· The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation prepares a new state recreation plan every five years, because the recreation and conservation needs of Tennesseans are always changing. This year the department is updating the 2003-2008 Tennessee State Recreation Plan and developing a new long-range vision plan to guide policies for the next decade.The more we're able to learn from the folks who use and care about recreational parklands, rivers, facilities and programs, the more accurate and effective the planning process will be. That's why we've created an online survey that, for the first time, will allow anyone, anywhere in Tennessee to share their opinions with us.
· If you had a fun OHV weekend, send me cool pics! I took some of our local police leading a long train of 4x4 rigs to one of the trail heads, loved it! Remember, local buy-in is key to our long term success!
· Fourth of July parades are coming up! Make a statement!
As always, your fellow warrior for the cause.
M
Iva Michelle Russell
Exec. Director, OHV4TN
A Citizen Lobbyist Organization
931-924-7877
iva@ivamichellerussell.com
www.ohv4tn.org
www.facebook.com/ohv4tn
The mission of the OHV4TN organization is to be the legislative advocate for the 880,000+ Off-Highway Vehicle users in the state of Tennessee. OHV4TN is dedicated to the creation of a diverse statewide system of sustainable OHV trails in Tennessee for current and future generations of OHV users.
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