Hi all you Ohio Boxers :)
I wrote to the Hamilton County Park Service and got a really nice
initial response from a gentleman who works there. He followed up
with me today and I think it is a positive sounding letter. FYI here
is what he wrote to me, and I told him I would forward it to all of
you.
Sue
Hello again Sue:
Our staff has been working on the area of letterboxing and geocaches
in the Parks. This activity will not be banned as of now but the Park
District needs to regulate the activity and is in the midst of
setting up some policies that address this. A couple areas that will
be addressed are the sensitive areas in the Parks where rare or
endangered plants and life are to remain undisturbed and also having
individuals inform our Safety department of placements of material in
the Park so that we (trail techs and land management) are aware of
the material and also don't remove material that has been permitted.
It seems policies will be in place in the near future. If you are
setting any materials (boxes etc.) in the Parks, per our Safety
Manager, please notify our Ranger Dispatchers office at 513.521.3980
to inform them.
Thanks again for your inquiry and I will plan on forwarding any
information or policies along to you if they are ready in the near
future.
OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-09-16
OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
From: wanderingsole143 (breedenbunch@insight.rr.com) |
Date: 2002-09-16 17:54:28 UTC
Re: OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
From: geoflyfisher (geoflyfisher@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-09-17 12:03:05 UTC
Sounds encouraging. I hope they do not end up quite as restrictive
as the Greene Co parks.
BTW, it feels good to know that the park staff knows your box is out
there and supports its existance.
At least that is a positive.
There are a few negatives too.
Rick aka Flyfisher
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "wanderingsole143"
wrote:
> Hi all you Ohio Boxers :)
> I wrote to the Hamilton County Park Service and got a really nice
> initial response from a gentleman who works there. He followed up
> with me today and I think it is a positive sounding letter. FYI
here
> is what he wrote to me, and I told him I would forward it to all of
> you.
> Sue
>
> Hello again Sue:
> Our staff has been working on the area of letterboxing and
geocaches
> in the Parks. This activity will not be banned as of now but the
Park
> District needs to regulate the activity and is in the midst of
> setting up some policies that address this. A couple areas that
will
> be addressed are the sensitive areas in the Parks where rare or
> endangered plants and life are to remain undisturbed and also
having
> individuals inform our Safety department of placements of material
in
> the Park so that we (trail techs and land management) are aware of
> the material and also don't remove material that has been
permitted.
> It seems policies will be in place in the near future. If you are
> setting any materials (boxes etc.) in the Parks, per our Safety
> Manager, please notify our Ranger Dispatchers office at
513.521.3980
> to inform them.
>
> Thanks again for your inquiry and I will plan on forwarding any
> information or policies along to you if they are ready in the near
> future.
as the Greene Co parks.
BTW, it feels good to know that the park staff knows your box is out
there and supports its existance.
At least that is a positive.
There are a few negatives too.
Rick aka Flyfisher
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "wanderingsole143"
wrote:
> Hi all you Ohio Boxers :)
> I wrote to the Hamilton County Park Service and got a really nice
> initial response from a gentleman who works there. He followed up
> with me today and I think it is a positive sounding letter. FYI
here
> is what he wrote to me, and I told him I would forward it to all of
> you.
> Sue
>
> Hello again Sue:
> Our staff has been working on the area of letterboxing and
geocaches
> in the Parks. This activity will not be banned as of now but the
Park
> District needs to regulate the activity and is in the midst of
> setting up some policies that address this. A couple areas that
will
> be addressed are the sensitive areas in the Parks where rare or
> endangered plants and life are to remain undisturbed and also
having
> individuals inform our Safety department of placements of material
in
> the Park so that we (trail techs and land management) are aware of
> the material and also don't remove material that has been
permitted.
> It seems policies will be in place in the near future. If you are
> setting any materials (boxes etc.) in the Parks, per our Safety
> Manager, please notify our Ranger Dispatchers office at
513.521.3980
> to inform them.
>
> Thanks again for your inquiry and I will plan on forwarding any
> information or policies along to you if they are ready in the near
> future.
Re: [LbNA] Re: OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
From: coolwan (coolwan@zoomtown.com) |
Date: 2002-09-17 11:46:04 UTC-04:00
2 things in the letter that got me...
1) District needs to regulate the activity
2) This activity will not be banned as of now
Okay, THis is how I see the Letter from Hamilton County.
"REGULATE" I know it said not at this time BUT!!! this statment means they have already talked about Regulating it
at a Park Board Meeting, If they have not talked about it then this Statment would have not been worded in the way it was.
"AS OF NOW" Well, This statment is very clear, Gee, It's September, Less than two months from a Hamilton County Bond Leavy for the parks, Do we Ban it now and deal with the bad press or do we just push it off a few months "FOR NOW" and keep the voters off our backs till after the November Elections have came and gone and we get our money THEN we can Ban the letterboxers.
I know I sound like oliver Stone here BUT I am only making a point to the letter that was sent to a fellow Letterboxer from the Hamilton County Park Board. I myself; have talked to a
Ranger and they would like to see them
gone as they feel that they (they as in Us Letterboxers) are destroying the parks looking for a 10 cent rubber stamp.
Happy Hunting
FOR NOW (In HAMILTON COUNTY PARKS)
Doc
>
> From: "geoflyfisher"
> Date: 2002/09/17 Tue AM 08:03:05 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
>
> Sounds encouraging. I hope they do not end up quite as restrictive
> as the Greene Co parks.
>
> BTW, it feels good to know that the park staff knows your box is out
> there and supports its existance.
>
> At least that is a positive.
>
> There are a few negatives too.
>
> Rick aka Flyfisher
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@y..., "wanderingsole143"
> wrote:
> > Hi all you Ohio Boxers :)
> > I wrote to the Hamilton County Park Service and got a really nice
> > initial response from a gentleman who works there. He followed up
> > with me today and I think it is a positive sounding letter. FYI
> here
> > is what he wrote to me, and I told him I would forward it to all of
> > you.
> > Sue
> >
> > Hello again Sue:
> > Our staff has been working on the area of letterboxing and
> geocaches
> > in the Parks. This activity will not be banned as of now but the
> Park
> > District needs to regulate the activity and is in the midst of
> > setting up some policies that address this. A couple areas that
> will
> > be addressed are the sensitive areas in the Parks where rare or
> > endangered plants and life are to remain undisturbed and also
> having
> > individuals inform our Safety department of placements of material
> in
> > the Park so that we (trail techs and land management) are aware of
> > the material and also don't remove material that has been
> permitted.
> > It seems policies will be in place in the near future. If you are
> > setting any materials (boxes etc.) in the Parks, per our Safety
> > Manager, please notify our Ranger Dispatchers office at
> 513.521.3980
> > to inform them.
> >
> > Thanks again for your inquiry and I will plan on forwarding any
> > information or policies along to you if they are ready in the near
> > future.
>
>
>
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1) District needs to regulate the activity
2) This activity will not be banned as of now
Okay, THis is how I see the Letter from Hamilton County.
"REGULATE" I know it said not at this time BUT!!! this statment means they have already talked about Regulating it
at a Park Board Meeting, If they have not talked about it then this Statment would have not been worded in the way it was.
"AS OF NOW" Well, This statment is very clear, Gee, It's September, Less than two months from a Hamilton County Bond Leavy for the parks, Do we Ban it now and deal with the bad press or do we just push it off a few months "FOR NOW" and keep the voters off our backs till after the November Elections have came and gone and we get our money THEN we can Ban the letterboxers.
I know I sound like oliver Stone here BUT I am only making a point to the letter that was sent to a fellow Letterboxer from the Hamilton County Park Board. I myself; have talked to a
Ranger and they would like to see them
gone as they feel that they (they as in Us Letterboxers) are destroying the parks looking for a 10 cent rubber stamp.
Happy Hunting
FOR NOW (In HAMILTON COUNTY PARKS)
Doc
>
> From: "geoflyfisher"
> Date: 2002/09/17 Tue AM 08:03:05 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: OH-Response from Hamilton County Parks
>
> Sounds encouraging. I hope they do not end up quite as restrictive
> as the Greene Co parks.
>
> BTW, it feels good to know that the park staff knows your box is out
> there and supports its existance.
>
> At least that is a positive.
>
> There are a few negatives too.
>
> Rick aka Flyfisher
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@y..., "wanderingsole143"
> wrote:
> > Hi all you Ohio Boxers :)
> > I wrote to the Hamilton County Park Service and got a really nice
> > initial response from a gentleman who works there. He followed up
> > with me today and I think it is a positive sounding letter. FYI
> here
> > is what he wrote to me, and I told him I would forward it to all of
> > you.
> > Sue
> >
> > Hello again Sue:
> > Our staff has been working on the area of letterboxing and
> geocaches
> > in the Parks. This activity will not be banned as of now but the
> Park
> > District needs to regulate the activity and is in the midst of
> > setting up some policies that address this. A couple areas that
> will
> > be addressed are the sensitive areas in the Parks where rare or
> > endangered plants and life are to remain undisturbed and also
> having
> > individuals inform our Safety department of placements of material
> in
> > the Park so that we (trail techs and land management) are aware of
> > the material and also don't remove material that has been
> permitted.
> > It seems policies will be in place in the near future. If you are
> > setting any materials (boxes etc.) in the Parks, per our Safety
> > Manager, please notify our Ranger Dispatchers office at
> 513.521.3980
> > to inform them.
> >
> > Thanks again for your inquiry and I will plan on forwarding any
> > information or policies along to you if they are ready in the near
> > future.
>
>
>
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