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Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near
the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. http://www.mainerivers.org/river_features/rapid.htm Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html |
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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message ... Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. http://www.mainerivers.org/river_features/rapid.htm Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html The Rapid is all but toast. I've fished the Salmon river (NY) in the peak of the run and saw fewer people than were at the rapid last week. Next I suspect the Carry Rd will be two lanes paved with parking lots and ramps for the bass fishermen. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Paul |
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Dave my friend someone should draft an opposition letter to the LURC and have
as many people sign it as possible ........Maybe one of our asteemed barristars of the North Clackalakeyans can assist in this endevor they know all the right words don't ya know...... Handyman Mike Standing in a river waving a stick |
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On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:19:58 -0700, rw
wrote: Dave LaCourse wrote: Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. Are you in favor of free abortions, suicide, euthanasia, a total end to all immigration, and capital punishment for anything worse than jaywalking? splork! Extreme, much? I hope this thread lasts long enough to hear the explanation for the above ;-) |
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Dave LaCourse wrote:
Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. Are you in favor of free abortions, suicide, euthanasia, a total end to all immigration, and capital punishment for anything worse than jaywalking? -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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"Paul Goodwin" wrote in message ...
"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message ... Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. http://www.mainerivers.org/river_features/rapid.htm Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html The Rapid is all but toast. I've fished the Salmon river (NY) in the peak of the run and saw fewer people than were at the rapid last week. Next I suspect the Carry Rd will be two lanes paved with parking lots and ramps for the bass fishermen. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Paul paul - we fished btw LD & long pool sat, and there was quite a few, but pretty courteous & plenty of water to fish; many cleared out byu afternoon, afraid of the trek out in the dark??....only had 1 real incident, and corrected that by catching 5-6 in a row on dries while he went fishless....damn near made my weekend....of course, the fact that my bike broke it's chain halfway between MD & LD and i had to walk it out after dark sort of sucked, but what can you do.... from what i have heard, there has been pretty strong opposition from many sides on the development; there's some threads in the archives at www.flyfishinginmaine.com on the subject.... tim |
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On 5 Oct 2003 05:48:31 -0700, (tim_s) wrote:
paul - we fished btw LD & long pool sat, and there was quite a few, but pretty courteous & plenty of water to fish; many cleared out byu afternoon, afraid of the trek out in the dark??....only had 1 real incident, and corrected that by catching 5-6 in a row on dries while he went fishless....damn near made my weekend....of course, the fact that my bike broke it's chain halfway between MD & LD and i had to walk it out after dark sort of sucked, but what can you do.... Boy, does that sound familiar. I've broken at least three bike chains on the Carry Road, fortunately always in daylight. On the up side, I've met some of the nicest people while repairing those chains :-) from what i have heard, there has been pretty strong opposition from many sides on the development; there's some threads in the archives at www.flyfishinginmaine.com on the subject.... tim Imagine if just a teeny tiny fraction of that $87Billion earmarked to repay back room deals and sustain the Iraq situation until the next election were to be used to buy the land off the Pingrees... /daytripper (priorities, priorities...) |
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daytripper wrote: On 04 Oct 2003 22:04:48 GMT, irate (Dave LaCourse) wrote: Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. http://www.mainerivers.org/river_features/rapid.htm A depressing series of events, between the smallie infestation, and now threats of development. The only hope is to convince the Pingrees to put Richardson into the conservation easement... Side note: for those who haven't seen it before, look at that last picture, of Middledam in dump mode, with white water all the way down to Harbeck Pool... Sounds like the Rapid is going to go on a big decline. I assume that Pingree Forest Partnership is involved in lumber production? Sounds like they placed conservation easements on many of their holdings. This strikes me as unusual and is very laudable. Is this commonly done in the area? Great way to protect land from development and to provide some breaks for the owners. Willi |
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On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 18:37:59 -0600, Willi wrote:
daytripper wrote: On 04 Oct 2003 22:04:48 GMT, irate (Dave LaCourse) wrote: Here is a site I found regarding the development of some of the land on/near the Rapid River. I believe that greedy Union Power would change the Rapid and Lower Richardson into another Lake Winnipesaukee. Twelve camps does not sound like much, but with those 12 comes many folks and kids, and the precedent would have been set. http://www.mainerivers.org/river_features/rapid.htm A depressing series of events, between the smallie infestation, and now threats of development. The only hope is to convince the Pingrees to put Richardson into the conservation easement... Side note: for those who haven't seen it before, look at that last picture, of Middledam in dump mode, with white water all the way down to Harbeck Pool... Sounds like the Rapid is going to go on a big decline. I assume that Pingree Forest Partnership is involved in lumber production? Sounds like they placed conservation easements on many of their holdings. This strikes me as unusual and is very laudable. Is this commonly done in the area? Great way to protect land from development and to provide some breaks for the owners. Laudable, certainly. I can't measure "commonly", but it is occasionally achieved, with most of the credit going to various conservation groups... /daytripper () |
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