About Carnegie
Carnegie was originally a private motorcycle park. It was purchased by the state for $1.2 million in 1979, according to a Parks Department report.
The purchase was made with money from the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund. The OHV Trust fund obtain a large percentage of it $$$ from gasoline taxes and about 1/5th from off-highway vehicle registration fees.
The assembly is now proposing to cut that funding to a point where the system could be in major jeopardy within a couple of years. See more on that here:
Planned Carnegie Expansion
You can find the plans and info on this site.
http://carnegiegeneralplan.com/
There are links there where you can voice your opinion. I urge you to share your opinion there.
The basic story is the area purchased was to specifically expand the Carnegie Off Road Vehicle Area and the new "Nature Site Proposed for Carnegie Off-Road Vehicle Area" could stifle that even though the area has never been officially designated a nature area.
The Press in action
Here is an article that has link to voice your opinion as well. (thanks bluenoser!)
Off-Road Vehicle Park Proposed For Tesla Nature Site
The Patch has done a much better job in writing a non-biased article on this issue than the article below. :thumbup Let's flood the comments section with pro-moto replies! Share your positive experiences with Carnegie (or even riding in any other OHV areas), and help promote the sport!
It only takes a second to vote in their poll!
Here is a pretty biased article on the issue. The press can manipulate these things to suit there goals and that kind of journalism is a tool that the Government can latch onto to make justifications.
Group Moves to Protect Historical Site
Summary
Sharing the land resources in California and the Country is a difficult task for OHV users as we are commonly seen as abusers of these resources. The reality is by having specific locations to use that include protecting and restoring the land is a superior way to go about things for everyone.
For decades the OHV community did what they wanted and for the most part wherever. That has changed and the OHV users help keep other areas clear of that abuse, by registering their vehicles and using designated area appropriately. Further more the OHV gas tax revenues provide grants back to various agencies for restoration and enforcement to keep potential abusers out. The $$ grab of those funds will have an impact on that effort.
This website shows what we are facing.
http://www.teslapark.org/?author=3
Getting involved is our responsibility. The General Public is not going to help us!
If we don't we may not have places to ride in the future.
Carnegie was originally a private motorcycle park. It was purchased by the state for $1.2 million in 1979, according to a Parks Department report.
The purchase was made with money from the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund. The OHV Trust fund obtain a large percentage of it $$$ from gasoline taxes and about 1/5th from off-highway vehicle registration fees.
The assembly is now proposing to cut that funding to a point where the system could be in major jeopardy within a couple of years. See more on that here:
Planned Carnegie Expansion
You can find the plans and info on this site.
http://carnegiegeneralplan.com/
There are links there where you can voice your opinion. I urge you to share your opinion there.
The basic story is the area purchased was to specifically expand the Carnegie Off Road Vehicle Area and the new "Nature Site Proposed for Carnegie Off-Road Vehicle Area" could stifle that even though the area has never been officially designated a nature area.
The Press in action
Here is an article that has link to voice your opinion as well. (thanks bluenoser!)
Off-Road Vehicle Park Proposed For Tesla Nature Site
The Patch has done a much better job in writing a non-biased article on this issue than the article below. :thumbup Let's flood the comments section with pro-moto replies! Share your positive experiences with Carnegie (or even riding in any other OHV areas), and help promote the sport!
It only takes a second to vote in their poll!
Here is a pretty biased article on the issue. The press can manipulate these things to suit there goals and that kind of journalism is a tool that the Government can latch onto to make justifications.
Group Moves to Protect Historical Site
Summary
Sharing the land resources in California and the Country is a difficult task for OHV users as we are commonly seen as abusers of these resources. The reality is by having specific locations to use that include protecting and restoring the land is a superior way to go about things for everyone.
For decades the OHV community did what they wanted and for the most part wherever. That has changed and the OHV users help keep other areas clear of that abuse, by registering their vehicles and using designated area appropriately. Further more the OHV gas tax revenues provide grants back to various agencies for restoration and enforcement to keep potential abusers out. The $$ grab of those funds will have an impact on that effort.
This website shows what we are facing.
http://www.teslapark.org/?author=3
Getting involved is our responsibility. The General Public is not going to help us!
If we don't we may not have places to ride in the future.