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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
You picked a bad example. Homeowners in subdivisions can request block party permits that allow them to close down public roads. I work in the events business and we set up equipment, tables, chairs, tents etc. on public roads every week.
I can see your point about rafting. But I can also see the homeowners view (or lack of view). I don't think there are any easy answers on this one. The lake is a limited resource and disagreements like this will probably go on for centuries. However I think you have every right to your opinion and to fight for what you believe is right.
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BI,
I am going to call you out here.. You yourself have posted a bad example for comparison, How can you compare a rafting law to a permit to close a road for a day or two, temporarily. Temp. Permits are one thing, as they are in effect for a particular period of time, and then the ban is lifted. Something like a no-wake zone, or a no rafting area, however are not temporary permits, they are ordinances, that are permanent, until legally repealed.
Please if you want to draw comparison, compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges.... Try to submit and application, to have a road closed permanently... and then draw a comparison.
The bottom line is this, you have to petition for these things for a reason. People both for and against need to be able to put there argument in front of the ruling authority. Hence why SBONH has supported legislation to make sure proper notification is given, to those people most effected by rule changes. Those people with property abutting the lake, in that particular area.