T. Kenji Sugahara

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From: kyle von Hoetzendorff
Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Subject: Timberline Bike Park Updated
To: info@21stbikes.com

We are organizing a caravan to the public meeting at the Zig Zag
ranger station set for the 17th. The idea is to show up in force to
the public hearing at 4pm. If you live in Portland we are going to
rally at the Fat Tire Farm parking lot at 3pm. If you work at other
shops I encourage you to set up rally points at your own locations. I
know that this is a Thursday afternoon and is tough timing for a lot
of people but if you like riding bicycles, love outdoor recreation, or
want to open the doors for a focused lift access mountain biking well
this is your chance. I will be happy to organize and coordinate rides
for people with out cars. If you have a van or can drive let me know.
This is St Patricks day so I am sure we can figure out an after
meeting drink location.

Read below for the specifics.

Best

Kyle von Hoetzendorff
503 222 2851
info@21stbikes.com

Subject: Timberline Bike Park

Friends, the end is in sight, our Preliminary Environmental Assessment
is on the FS website today, and will legally be posted tomorrow with a
notice in the Oregonian, which will begin the formal 30 day comment
period. This period is extremely important in the process, due to the
fact that our proposal has become “extremely contentious” in the eyes
of the forest Service, due to opposition from a very vocal minority
with a large network of members. Their membership is responding to
their group’s inflammatory correspondence, and then giving input to
the Forest Service.

Once again, we are asking for your help in getting out the word to as
many folks as possible about the importance of making a comment during
this period, and if possible attending an Open House on the 17th of
March at the Zig Zag Ranger Station, starting at 4:00 p.m. The folks
who are opposed to our project held their own open house and packed it
with their members, and had it televised, so we are hoping to share
our factual unbiased proposal to a house full of supporters. The basis
for the opposition’s stance is based upon a general dislike of the
project, an apparent strong dislike of mountain bikers and so far it
is not based upon any factual issues.

Please contact me if you need further information, and thanks for
those of you who can give us a hand.

The website is located at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood  ,go to “Land
Resource Management” on the left side, and then “Projects” and then
“View All Projects. It is alphabetical, so we are near the bottom of
the list of all projects.

And the address for comments is:
comments-pacificnorthwest-mthood-zigzag@fs.fed.us

Thanks , Steve

Steve Kruse

General Manager

Mountain Operations

Timberline Lodge

503-272-3147

skruse@timberlinelodge.com

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Kenji Sugahara
Executive Director
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Phone:  503-278-5550
http://www.obra.org