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VOTE FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING! VOTE FOR BERRY STEVENS
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) will be holding
elections for its board members as part of the general election November
3, 1998. Electing board members who support mountain biking
opportunities is the single most valuable thing we can do to improve
biking access on MROSD lands. And there is a mountain bike friendly
candidate running - Berry Stevens!
Background:
MROSD was created by a voter initiative in 1972, and currently manages
over 41,000 acres in 23 preserves. MROSD is a government entity
separate from the county and city governments and is composed of seven
Wards in two ranger districts. MROSD‚s policies are set by its Board of
Directors, which is composed of one Board Member per Ward. Some of the
recent policy changes that affect mountain bikers are trail
openings/closures, the 15 mile an hour speed limit (both setting the
limit and enforcing with radar), and helmet rules. Board Members serve
a 4 year term, with no term limits.
Anyone who votes in the November state wide election and lives in a ward
that is up for election will get to place a vote for their MROSD board
member. Whoever has the most votes in the election is the winner. From
past experience, the total votes for candidates of a single ward usually
total around 10,000, so candidates definitely need to get out and stump
for votes.
Only Ward 6 has multiple candidates and will be on the ballot. Ward 6
is composed of Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, Kings Mountain, Skylonda,
Portola Valley, and Redwood City. Based on zip codes, parts of 94025,
94027, 94028, 94061, 94062, and 94063 are in the ward.
The Candidates:
Here is a brief description of the three candidates:
· Betsy Crowder is the incumbent and is very active in trail and
conservation issues. Her voting record on the board has often been in
favor of hikers and hiking-only opportunities, at the expense of
multi-use opportunities for cyclists, equestrians, dog owners, rock
climbers, etc. She has generally been the least bike-friendly board
member.
· Berry Stevens has been active for many years in the area on many of
the same trail committees and groups as Betsy Crowder, but is much more
favorable to multi-use access and is taking this as his main issue. He
is a past president of ROMP, one of the organizers of ROMP and STOMP,
and organized over a dozen trail building and maintenance projects with
MROSD.
· Jack Hickey is relatively new to the trail and conservation arena. His
basic issue is to remove the tax by which MROSD is supported, and
instead have the district become self-sufficient through opening golf
courses. He has a web site at http://www.batnet.com/jackhick/.
ROMP has chosen to endorse Berry Stevens as the best candidate for
bicycling opportunities on MROSD lands.
Every vote counts! We have a good chance of improving mountain biking
conditions in the Bay Area with Berry Stevens. Make sure you are
registered to vote, and then get on out on Nov. 3rd and vote for your
candidates. And pass on the word to your friends so they can help!
Updated election information is available at
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~scoop/romp/ under "Trail Issues".
This flier is brought to you by ROMP.
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VOTE FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING! VOTE FOR BERRY STEVENS
Do you live in Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley, Kings
Mountain, Skylonda, or Redwood City? If so, you can significantly
improve mountain bike access to our open space with your vote! Tell
your friends as well.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will be holding elections for
its board members as part of the general election November 3. Electing
board members who support mountain biking opportunities is the single
most valuable thing we can do to improve biking access on MROSD lands.
And there is a mountain bike friendly candidate running*
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