Anybody else seen the following email from CORBA?
There are instructions to follow to help, just read below.
The CORBA Board is currently battling to keep unrestricted access through
the Mountain Gate development. We, and the other members of the Canyonback
Alliance, are working together to prevent restricted public access through
this extremely important mountain biking transportation corridor. Please
review the following information and we ask each and every one of you to
take five minutes to download the page indicated and fax it to
Councilmember Cindy Miscikowski's office AND the Canyonback Alliance.
Thank you for your concern and participation in this important effort.
CORBA
Canyon Back Alliance
NO GATE ON CANYONBACK ROAD
KEEP WESTRIDGE CANYON BACK WILDERNESS PARK
OPEN FOR ALL
"If you build it, they will not come."
A wealthy homeowners' association in the "Crown" section of Mountaingate
seeks to block access to the Westridge Canyon Back Wilderness Park through a
locking gate and security guard on Canyonback Road, a public street. Canyon
Back is part of the "Big Wild" in the Santa Monica Mountains, a 21,000 acre
urban wilderness with a continuous network of open space and trails from the
San Fernando Valley to the Pacific Ocean. The parks and open space in the
Santa Monica Mountains are among the most precious natural resources in
Southern California. The roads and trails must remain open for all.
Los Angeles is park poor. Canyon Back provides much-needed active
recreation, trails, and natural open space for all the people of Southern
California to have fun through mountain biking, hiking and jogging. The
public has paid for this protected wilderness through taxes, bonds and
special assessments for the benefit, use and enjoyment of all - not for just
a privileged few. Canyonback Road provides convenient access to the Big
Wild from the 405 Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard, a major surface street
running the length of the City.
The locked gate would require the public to request access from a private
security guard paid by homeowners who want to keep the public off "their"
street -- a public street. The gate will restrict access to the Kenter fire
trail, a critical fire protection route in the Santa Monica Mountains, which
has been designated by the LAFD as a "Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone."
The Canyon Back Alliance and gate opponents include (partial list):
Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA); Brentwood Hills
Homeowners Association; Citizens for a Safe Sepulveda; Center for Law in the
Public Interest; International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA); LA
Leggers; Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition; Mandeville Canyon
Association; Sierra Club Santa Monica Mountains Task Force; Trail Runners
Club; Upper Mandeville Canyon Association.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Download the Canyonback Alliance letter (PDF format) here:
http://corbamtb.com/website/pdf/CanyonBackAlliance.pdf
2. Fax a copy of the letter to L.A. City Councilmember Cindy Miscikowski.
3. Please ALSO fax the letter to: Canyon Back Alliance, fax 310-201-2110
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www.corbamtb.com
Contacts
Fun Rides -- Louisa Bonnie (mtbike4@earthlink.net)
Skills Classes -- Mark Langton (markmtb@verizon.net)
Membership -- David Grey (dg@corbamtb.com)
Terra Times -- David Grey (dg@corbamtb.com)
Trail Work -- Rich Pinder (rpinder@usc.edu)
Membership is $25.00 per year.
Send dues to:
CORBA
P.O. Box 57576
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
CORBA is committed to:
1. Maintaining access to and gaining access to trails in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.
2. Educating mountain bicyclists in the safe and appropriate use of mountain bikes.
3. Contributing to the building and maintaining of riding areas in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.
There are instructions to follow to help, just read below.
The CORBA Board is currently battling to keep unrestricted access through
the Mountain Gate development. We, and the other members of the Canyonback
Alliance, are working together to prevent restricted public access through
this extremely important mountain biking transportation corridor. Please
review the following information and we ask each and every one of you to
take five minutes to download the page indicated and fax it to
Councilmember Cindy Miscikowski's office AND the Canyonback Alliance.
Thank you for your concern and participation in this important effort.
CORBA
Canyon Back Alliance
NO GATE ON CANYONBACK ROAD
KEEP WESTRIDGE CANYON BACK WILDERNESS PARK
OPEN FOR ALL
"If you build it, they will not come."
A wealthy homeowners' association in the "Crown" section of Mountaingate
seeks to block access to the Westridge Canyon Back Wilderness Park through a
locking gate and security guard on Canyonback Road, a public street. Canyon
Back is part of the "Big Wild" in the Santa Monica Mountains, a 21,000 acre
urban wilderness with a continuous network of open space and trails from the
San Fernando Valley to the Pacific Ocean. The parks and open space in the
Santa Monica Mountains are among the most precious natural resources in
Southern California. The roads and trails must remain open for all.
Los Angeles is park poor. Canyon Back provides much-needed active
recreation, trails, and natural open space for all the people of Southern
California to have fun through mountain biking, hiking and jogging. The
public has paid for this protected wilderness through taxes, bonds and
special assessments for the benefit, use and enjoyment of all - not for just
a privileged few. Canyonback Road provides convenient access to the Big
Wild from the 405 Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard, a major surface street
running the length of the City.
The locked gate would require the public to request access from a private
security guard paid by homeowners who want to keep the public off "their"
street -- a public street. The gate will restrict access to the Kenter fire
trail, a critical fire protection route in the Santa Monica Mountains, which
has been designated by the LAFD as a "Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone."
The Canyon Back Alliance and gate opponents include (partial list):
Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA); Brentwood Hills
Homeowners Association; Citizens for a Safe Sepulveda; Center for Law in the
Public Interest; International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA); LA
Leggers; Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition; Mandeville Canyon
Association; Sierra Club Santa Monica Mountains Task Force; Trail Runners
Club; Upper Mandeville Canyon Association.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Download the Canyonback Alliance letter (PDF format) here:
http://corbamtb.com/website/pdf/CanyonBackAlliance.pdf
2. Fax a copy of the letter to L.A. City Councilmember Cindy Miscikowski.
3. Please ALSO fax the letter to: Canyon Back Alliance, fax 310-201-2110
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You are subscribed to the list:
e-alert@corbamtb.com
To unsubscribe to this list, click here:
imailsrv@corbamtb.com?Body=unsubscribee-alert
Then click "Send" on your email program.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
www.corbamtb.com
Contacts
Fun Rides -- Louisa Bonnie (mtbike4@earthlink.net)
Skills Classes -- Mark Langton (markmtb@verizon.net)
Membership -- David Grey (dg@corbamtb.com)
Terra Times -- David Grey (dg@corbamtb.com)
Trail Work -- Rich Pinder (rpinder@usc.edu)
Membership is $25.00 per year.
Send dues to:
CORBA
P.O. Box 57576
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
CORBA is committed to:
1. Maintaining access to and gaining access to trails in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.
2. Educating mountain bicyclists in the safe and appropriate use of mountain bikes.
3. Contributing to the building and maintaining of riding areas in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.