"Rensselaer
Plateau
Alliance"
This group called the "
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance"
appears to be the ones pushing this agenda. Club
members should read this
"NYS
DEC
Proposes
Rensselaer
Plateau
Forest
Legacy
Area" page in full,
but, in part, it says the following:
"...RPA supports this proposal because it protects forest land and does
not prohibit recreation."
"Key points of the proposal:
• 100% Voluntary, Only willing
landowners participate. Willing Seller - Willing Buyer
• No restrictions on what
non-participants can do with their land.
• Private landowners retain
ownership of their forests.
• An emphasis on working forests
with forest management or stewardship plans.
• Supports a local forest economy
that is sustainable into the future.
• An emphasis on public access.
(for hiking, hunting, snowmobiling, etc)"
....can
we
believe
them?
Or
is
this just the start of a larger agenda for more
government control of your private
land and another attack on your property rights...and restrictions on
responsible motorcycle and ATV riders?
Once land owners "sell" or give up their rights can they ever get them
back? What would a land owners land
be worth in the future with no "development rights"? Neither the
"Rensselaer Plateau Alliance" or DEC seem
to address THOSE issues in any of their documents...
Club members should also check out
these
documents by the "RPA":
RPA Information Sheet PDF
DEC Fact Sheet (with Map) PDF
