The below is a response from my concern about Federal closing of ramps…There is a contact at DNR and the governor’s office included…Her office deferred the issue to DNR,This “implies” that she will back whatever DNR decides…
Call them and let them know how you feel.
October 8, 2013
Dear Mr. Dicorte,
Thank you for your correspondence to Governor Haley regarding boat ramps in South Carolina. We have reviewed it and determined that the Department of Natural Resources is best suited to respond to your concern, and I have referred your correspondence accordingly. A representative from the Department of Natural Resources constituent services should be contacting you soon and may be reached at SpearesS@dnr.sc.gov
or 803.734.3624. Please do not hesitate to contact Governor Haley again if she may be of assistance on this or another issue.
Best Regards,
Hal Peters
Policy Analyst
cc: Department of Natural Resources
And this below is DNR’s reply to me:
Your message to the Governor?s Office was forwarded to SCDNR for review.
Is there a particular boat ramp you are not able to access?
In an effort to maximize the pain of the government shutdown, the National Park Service (NPS) ordered the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to shut down a host of popular parks. However, the DNR decided to enforce its Tenth Amendment rights instead.
The DNR rejected the NPS? request on the ground that a majority of the funding for the parks comes from its own coffers. It issued a statement noting that all state parks, trails and other recreational properties will remain open.
And, it removed barricades from a boat launch along the Mississippi River that was shut down by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, despite it being on federal land. The DNR claims it has the authority to operate the launch under a 1961 agreement with the federal government.
In a sign of just how easily states can do without federal assistance, Wisconsin plans to operate its parks entirely with its own funds. The sky has not fallen in The Badger State without Uncle Sam holding its hand.
Wisconsin?s efforts to protect its 10th Amendment rights by reopening parks it largely funds are a reminder of a growing effort by states to take back their freedoms.
I wonder if the S.C. DNR has a similar agreement?
>
“If we concentrated on the really important stuff in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles”
Got a response from DNR apparently they sent a letter last week to the feds requesting both Garris and Buckhall be opened…Their e-mail to me contained a file supposed to be the letter they sent…When I tried to open it,Could not open it or get back to my aol mail account…As soon as I can get aol working again i will post a copy of the letter…You guys have their email and numbers…maybe you should also call them…
Hope that file was not some type of “worm”
and ha
quote:Originally posted by Bonzo72
great first steps there toppyblue…please keep us posted on DNR’s replies and possibly courses of action…
Alvin Taylor, SCDNR Director sent letters last week to the US Secretary of Agriculture and US Secretary of Interior requesting they reconsider closing boat ramps located on Federal property at Buck Hall Landing and George Garris Landing. I have attached copies of the letters for your reference. The letters were sent via US Postal Service and where possible faxed to the respective Federal agencies. Members of the South Carolina Congressional delegation also received copies of Director Taylor?s request. To date no Federal agency has replied.
It just shows how far the Narcissist in power will go to try and increase everyone’s pain by the shutdown. What we need to look at is all the money we are saving!!!
I doubt we are saving money. Most of the time they go back and pay everyone for the time they were shut down. Only thing we are really losing is production (if federal eymployees are really productive at all )
Do you really think the arrogant “feds” will even reply??The ramps aren,t costing the feds any money closed…Unless you consider the local incomes and federal taxes lost on gas/wages/etc…
Then they are in fact costing themselves money by closing,Some kind of “blackmail”???
Makes absolutely no sense…The county or state should take over these areas.Then local politicians would have to answer to the local public.
Haley could call this what it is BLACKMAIL and open up these areas with 100% public backing. She could even go a step further and file charges against the person(s) doing the blackmail.
Alvin Taylor, SCDNR Director sent letters last week to the US Secretary of Agriculture and US Secretary of Interior requesting they reconsider closing boat ramps located on Federal property at Buck Hall Landing and George Garris Landing. I have attached copies of the letters for your reference. The letters were sent via US Postal Service and where possible faxed to the respective Federal agencies. Members of the South Carolina Congressional delegation also received copies of Director Taylor?s request. To date no Federal agency has replied.
Regards,
Scott
quote:Originally posted by fmb3
Sanford mentioned it on Fox news this morning, maybe he would be the one to contact?
)