There are several entities who own parts of the salt flats as well. Reilly,
the Utah Uniform School Trust Lands, the State of Utah all have some
interest out there. The BLM is the cover organization for administering the
activities out there. I have not heard of new fees but you never know. The
State of Utah just raised the Senior Citizen rate for State Parks. Next
thing you know my Golden Age Passport won't be good at National Parks
either.
Wes
on 8/9/03 3:53 PM, Thomas E. Bryant at saltracer@awwwsome.com wrote:
> Jim & list,
>
> In reference to the BLM fee situation, a couple of emails were forwarded
> to me last week by Bob Brissetti. I will include them in this reply. We
> knew this was coming, but I think that SCTA has some leverage which may
> help the racers.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
>
> From: ElMGeo@aol.com
>
> W E L L-----I'd heard rumors but now its official, starting in OCT 2003
> the BLM plans on charging an entrance fee TO EVERYONE. It will goes
> something like this $ 10.00 per day, $20.00 for a weekend or you can buy
> a season pass for $60.00(per vehicle) This afternoon I spent 4 1/2
> hours in a meeting at the BLMs Southern District Offices. Their plan
> was cut & dry, nobody had any input PERIOD. I asked several questions,
> like "how can you charge & for what"?, we have been waiting for at least
> 2 years for the paving of Mtn View, the second question was what about
> the area north/west of me with no fence. The BLM does not have complete
> control of the entire area. What about the people who have not sold or
> do not want to sell (with "inholdings"), how can the BLM collect fees on
> land they do not own. I feel that they are rushing this "fee collecting
> a bunch". Kalback is going to the El Mirage Steering Meeting on the 13th
> & I am having him to ask the local BLM people same questions. "GRUMPY"
>
> Bob, The BLM offered a big discount on the yearly pass' if bought in
> bulk. That's the way SCTA could help the regulars or who buys a SCTA El
> Mirage season pass. George
>
> Jim Dincau wrote:
>
>> According to my morning paper as of October first the BLM will start
>> charging a $20 per car per week fee to use El Mirage dry lake.
>> Jim in Palmdale
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|