Senior Pass Price Hike
Just in case you have not heard, the Senior Pass is going from $10 to $80 on August 28th.
Forum Discussion
It is privatization creep.
I have and probably many here have heard why should Tax Payers pay for our Parks. Let those who use them pay. I don't remember the year I first heard it.Also I may later rem ember specific quotes but our Governor thinks Gun permit charges or Poll Tax and pay for access and everything is the right idea. I wish I remembered thee correct statements.
It is now over 146.00 to hunt and fish in Tn including one deer stamp and trout stamp and other charges for state hunt area permits and so on. And registering even canoes. Paddle a log you better have sticker and py the tax and safe boating course and fee or tax.
The intention is to make everything private and an income producer for Operators, eventually Owners and so on.
Only way to kill it, the schemes are so far along is for outraqe to the Highest Level.
There is a couple of very large well funded organizations lobbying for private operations and private operations of parks and so on
one I remember was a couple who operated an ATV rental in Ohio trying to force Bis South Fork to let them take over a campground and rent ATVs to tear the place up ruining it fore everyone. they already had to reign in a bunch tearing it up with ATVs. Horse Riding outfits took over one campground for all practical purposes and decimated the campground and trails with too many along with large group of Individuals and Clubs.
The problem is the Industry is growing and well funded Lobbyists are constantly applying money in Washington and States.
We don't have the time and most the money to fight to retain our Rights as Taxpayers and Owners.
I have and probably many here have heard why should Tax Payers pay for our Parks. Let those who use them pay. I don't remember the year I first heard it.Also I may later rem ember specific quotes but our Governor thinks Gun permit charges or Poll Tax and pay for access and everything is the right idea. I wish I remembered thee correct statements.
It is now over 146.00 to hunt and fish in Tn including one deer stamp and trout stamp and other charges for state hunt area permits and so on. And registering even canoes. Paddle a log you better have sticker and py the tax and safe boating course and fee or tax.
The intention is to make everything private and an income producer for Operators, eventually Owners and so on.
Only way to kill it, the schemes are so far along is for outraqe to the Highest Level.
There is a couple of very large well funded organizations lobbying for private operations and private operations of parks and so on
one I remember was a couple who operated an ATV rental in Ohio trying to force Bis South Fork to let them take over a campground and rent ATVs to tear the place up ruining it fore everyone. they already had to reign in a bunch tearing it up with ATVs. Horse Riding outfits took over one campground for all practical purposes and decimated the campground and trails with too many along with large group of Individuals and Clubs.
The problem is the Industry is growing and well funded Lobbyists are constantly applying money in Washington and States.
We don't have the time and most the money to fight to retain our Rights as Taxpayers and Owners.
