A TU Sellout?

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:50:29 -0500, George Cleveland
wrote:

http://www.newwest.net/index.php/top...ebate/C41/L41/

The NLC is meeting in the very near future concerning this. Send the
folks at National an emaill and tell them what you think.

http://tu.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/tu.cf...duser/home.php




Here is a post on the Wisconsin Flyfishing Page message board from a
member of the National Leadership Council on this:

"Folks:

The volunteers of TU are its most important asset and a huge voice
that needs to be heard. This proposal would, in my opinion, gut a
policy and a process that we took 15 months to develop. The policy
and the process have worked. But those who oppose TU being involved in
ANY stream access dispute where a private landowner claims any rights
to control public access are pushing hard to prohibit the organization
from challenging that claim in any way. There are big landowners who
make noises like potential donors who are behind the push, and the
acting chair of the board has introduced a proposal that includes the
prohibition. He wants us board members to vote on it by 3/29, but no
sooner than 3/19. The National Leadership Council will meet 3/19 by
phone. It's made up of volunteer leaders from all states where we
have councils. A 15-month process to develop the policy, and 10 days
to gut it?

Nobody in the grassroots is advocating for taking away any rights of
private landowners, but it's a valid goal to work to protect and
maintain existing public access rights, and to develop programs for
purchase of public access rights from willing sellers.

There is room to work, and room to let the policy show its worth. If
you wish to express yourself on this, email tu.org; Tu PResident
Charles Gauvin ), or Acting Board Chairman Robert
Teufel ), and ask that your email be forwarded to all
board members."

Please let Mssrs. Gauvin and Teufel hear from you.


g.c.