Tina
Senior Member
It was sad news I heard today from a meeting held by a group called Friends of El Mirage and the BLM "Bureau of Land Management" It seems that the BLM intend to close the west end gates to Calloways, Snows and Moe's ranch.
These are the gates we as new gyro pilots use to taxi on to the lake and practice during our training. We have been using this lake for over 50 years from the time Ken Brock and Marion Springer gave lessons to new gyro pilots. We will have to trailer or gyros to the lake which is a long trek.
The landowners are upset, to say the least, but have no lawyers to help at this time. The BLM is bulling them and saying its to bad we have to control this lake and closing the gates is the only way. These land owners have rights but the BLM is just ignoring them.
I have called around to find out who we need to talk too and who we need to write or e-mail to? No one, at this time, has any real answers or names.
It looks like the only one that can stop this is a lawyer. I called all Three land owners they have no lawyers. They appear not to be united to fight this battle with the BLM. They may loose their right to access the lake, and we gyro pilots will too. I hope this will not happen.
The BLM said they will be closing the gates in two weeks. Will the land owners have time to get their acts together and find a lawyer? I hope they do for their sake and ours.
These are the gates we as new gyro pilots use to taxi on to the lake and practice during our training. We have been using this lake for over 50 years from the time Ken Brock and Marion Springer gave lessons to new gyro pilots. We will have to trailer or gyros to the lake which is a long trek.
The landowners are upset, to say the least, but have no lawyers to help at this time. The BLM is bulling them and saying its to bad we have to control this lake and closing the gates is the only way. These land owners have rights but the BLM is just ignoring them.
I have called around to find out who we need to talk too and who we need to write or e-mail to? No one, at this time, has any real answers or names.
It looks like the only one that can stop this is a lawyer. I called all Three land owners they have no lawyers. They appear not to be united to fight this battle with the BLM. They may loose their right to access the lake, and we gyro pilots will too. I hope this will not happen.
The BLM said they will be closing the gates in two weeks. Will the land owners have time to get their acts together and find a lawyer? I hope they do for their sake and ours.