Commissioners regarding permissions to place boxes for a series I
have in mind. Chester County Parks has already granted permission to
place in County Parks to several folks, so there is a precedent set.
Where we want to place some boxes will cover a variety of
jurisdictions, so we decided to go to the top to a commissioner we
know - his secretary was very excited about it and said that she
thought it would be a great idea and would get to work on it right
away. And, if you know anything at all, it's the staff
administrative assistants who do all the work anyway! We'll keep you
posted.
aintnorock and angelsweetie.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "aintnorock19"
wrote:
> Hi All-
>
> Okay, I'm a newbie. I've read a lot of posts on the lbna and lbma
> lists as well as this one, but I haven't seen a lot about this
> subject, and I'd like to get everyone's opinion:
>
>
> Should you get permission from the landowner (i.e., government
owned
> public lands) prior to placing a box?
>
> Or should you have a don't ask, don't tell philosophy.
>
>
> My gut feel says to ALWAYS get permission to do something like
this -
> without trying to be self-righteous about it, it just seems like
> the right thing to do. But the other half of my brain says why
> bother - you're not going to hurt anything, you're going to take
> care of the box, and only boxers are likely to find it, so what
> difference does it make whether some county commissioner or park
> superintendent knows and approves of what I'm doing.
>
> I live in Pennsylvania. The state Dept of Natural Resources has a
> policy ( http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/geocaching.aspx ) and my
County
> Parks also approve ( Chester County Permission for Boxes.doc in
lbna
> files list). But here in PA, we have townships, county roads,
> boroughs, cities, and who knows who else is interested. My wife
and
> I want to place some boxes around the county on public property
and
> know that they would be properly maintained, but feel responsible
> enough to ask first. I spent all afternoon yesterday preparing
> letters to officials seeking their policies: a township park, a
> privately owned, but publicaly accessible nature preserve, and to
a
> county commissioner asking just who should I ask to place a box
> around a covered bridge - don't know who's responsible for it, but
> the commissioner's name is on the plaque. These three are GREAT
> places for boxes, but I'm concerned that I'm not going to get
> permission. THEN what do I do? I don't just want to place boxes
in
> some of the same places others in my county have done, but I'm
> unsure whether they bothered to get permission or not.
>
> Hopefully, this will generate some debate. And if it's been
debated
> in length before, please don't flame me, I just haven't decided
> completely yet.
>
> thanks,
>
> aintnorock & angelsweetie.