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Woodsy · 08-07-2008, 11:12 AM

I think the WOW trail is a great idea...

But then the ugly head of NIMBY appears! The sticky point is the shoreline leases... If the WOW trail reroutes around SDS, thus accomodating the owners @ SDS, then every other owner along the trail expects the same treatment.

But here is the real question....

If the SDS residents oppose the plan, will the state decline to renew thier lease on the PUBLICLY owned shorefront?

This will no doubt cause all sorts of issues among the SDS community. If SDS goes to court to block the trail, the state could choose to play hardball, refuse to renew the shoreline leases and build the trail anyway...

Woodsy

08-07-2008, 11:12 AM	#23
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	I think the WOW trail is a great idea... But then the ugly head of NIMBY appears! The sticky point is the shoreline leases... If the WOW trail reroutes around SDS, thus accomodating the owners @ SDS, then every other owner along the trail expects the same treatment. But here is the real question.... If the SDS residents oppose the plan, will the state decline to renew thier lease on the PUBLICLY owned shorefront? This will no doubt cause all sorts of issues among the SDS community. If SDS goes to court to block the trail, the state could choose to play hardball, refuse to renew the shoreline leases and build the trail anyway... Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.