Comments on: Land Cap Bill Hears Testimony http://www.mucc.org/2011/10/land-cap-bill-hears-testimony/ Defending the rights of Michigan's Hunters, Anglers and Trappers Sat, 25 May 2013 02:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kfreeman http://www.mucc.org/2011/10/land-cap-bill-hears-testimony/#comment-195 Kfreeman Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:56:00 +0000 http://www.mucc.org/?p=600#comment-195 Not all public land is a “Park”. Preserving wild spaces and landscapes is uniquely American. “Parks” are for sitting on a bench and feeding pigeons. Preserving large public spaces that allow traditional recreation like hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, camping public are critical to a vibrant state. Roads need to be maintained, but that is why we have a Federal and state gasoline tax. The problem is we build more miles of road than the taxes will support for maintenance. We just keep adding new roads and cutting maintenance budgets. Dumb. It’s not “Parks” causing the current budget shortfall.

]]> By: John http://www.mucc.org/2011/10/land-cap-bill-hears-testimony/#comment-102 John Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.mucc.org/?p=600#comment-102 The Natural Resources Trust Fund for operating and expanding lands for public recreation is being targeted to provide funds for road repair. HB4021,HB4028 and HJRB would claim 60% of annual revenues. they don’t want to spend it on more parks.

]]> By: Nimrod http://www.mucc.org/2011/10/land-cap-bill-hears-testimony/#comment-92 Nimrod Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:17:00 +0000 http://www.mucc.org/?p=600#comment-92 “Some locations, take the Upper Peninsula for example, may have legitimate claims that they have enough.”

I know you guys mean well and this was an example but this comment concerns me. I can’t see a reason where MUCC should support any sort of cap or selling of ANY public lands. You covered this in point 3 yet this is something MUCC should not waiver on. Lack of access is among the leader reasons we are losing so many sportsmen and women, sometimes before they even start.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mucc.org/2011/10/land-cap-bill-hears-testimony/#comment-86 Anonymous Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.mucc.org/?p=600#comment-86 One of the most ridiculous proposals I’ve seen. This is the best idea we have? We’re capable of so much more. Limit public property? I’m sooo grateful we had people 100 years ago with the foresight to set aside public spaces – large and small. If you think this is a good idea, move to a state with very little public property. Try Connecticut. The fact that somebody really thinks that limiting a state’s ownership of public property somehow solves a fiscal problem, is laughable. How many solvent cities are out there – how much public property do they have? Check the finances of states with little public property. Development begs services. This proposal has to be driven by some dolt that believes public property is limiting economic growth. Good grief!

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