Kansas & Missouri Riders. New Riding Area. Please Read..
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Kansas & Missouri Riders. New Riding Area. Please Read..
I visited a new shop last week and they informed me of a new riding area being created along the Missouri River in Sugar Creek Missouri. I went down and checked it out. I met a women who is the wife of Bill Haman. He was the person who initiated this project and sen it through. Here is the noification of whats going on.
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The ctiy of Sugar Creek has recieved a cost share grant from the Missouri Dept. of Natural Recources to build an ATV-Motorcycle trail along the north bank of the Missouri River from Mo. 291 bridge east about 1 1/2 miles. To accomplish this goal we are developing an organization of riders and local dealers to facilitate the design and construction of this facility. The trail system has the potential to extend up to 8 miles to the East with future phases. The trail will be a daily entry fee facility intended to be self supporting and also support later phases with the addition of recreational leaseson additional property. If you want to see this trail system built, we urge you to get involvedin this organization. this is your ground floor opportunity to be a part of a great resource for the off road community. Your experience, knowledge and strong commitments will make it possible to complete the trail system. there will be plenty of room for strong minds and bodies on this project. Many types of volunteer opportunities are available.
Please contact Bill Haman at labeniteatvtrail@aol.com.
This is a step in the right direction. This is what I have been looking and waiting for. If there are any club riders in the area that wants to get in on this, I urge you to contact this guy. I am. As I said, this is a major step in the right direction. There is alot of land in the area that could be utilized in this manner, but it takes convincing local politicians that it's a worth while commitment. This may be the opportunity we need. We need more riding areas. There are so many riders in the area and so few riding areas making illegal riding a "problem" in localcs opinions but they have no answers, well heres and answer. We just have to make this into a succesful venture.
Jon.
La Benite ATV Trail Information.
The ctiy of Sugar Creek has recieved a cost share grant from the Missouri Dept. of Natural Recources to build an ATV-Motorcycle trail along the north bank of the Missouri River from Mo. 291 bridge east about 1 1/2 miles. To accomplish this goal we are developing an organization of riders and local dealers to facilitate the design and construction of this facility. The trail system has the potential to extend up to 8 miles to the East with future phases. The trail will be a daily entry fee facility intended to be self supporting and also support later phases with the addition of recreational leaseson additional property. If you want to see this trail system built, we urge you to get involvedin this organization. this is your ground floor opportunity to be a part of a great resource for the off road community. Your experience, knowledge and strong commitments will make it possible to complete the trail system. there will be plenty of room for strong minds and bodies on this project. Many types of volunteer opportunities are available.
Please contact Bill Haman at labeniteatvtrail@aol.com.
This is a step in the right direction. This is what I have been looking and waiting for. If there are any club riders in the area that wants to get in on this, I urge you to contact this guy. I am. As I said, this is a major step in the right direction. There is alot of land in the area that could be utilized in this manner, but it takes convincing local politicians that it's a worth while commitment. This may be the opportunity we need. We need more riding areas. There are so many riders in the area and so few riding areas making illegal riding a "problem" in localcs opinions but they have no answers, well heres and answer. We just have to make this into a succesful venture.
Jon.
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Here's and update.
I went over to to Bill's home this afternoon. Bill is the the proposal creator. I wanted to have a person to person talk with him to see just what all is involved and what his vision was for this riding area. He is commited to getting this done. He is also ambishous ( spelled wrong?) and needs some guidance on where to go now. He is currently trying to organize a meeting between the city council and the public (meaning the riders). He would like to see as many riders as possible show up to show the council members just how popular this sport is and how bad we all need riding areas. Also there is the money aspect too. To show that it could potentialy be a money maker for the city and be self funding. So if your interested, please show up. The ATV guys sure will. I told him my feelings on ATV's and he seemed to understand my concerns, but i assured him they needed a place to ride also. But we need bike guys to show so that it's not a lop sided discussion. There will possibly be a discussion of rules for the area. I read his proposal and there is alot to be discussed, believe me. I told him i'd like to see single track trails for the bikes also, but that may come in later phases of the trail. Lot's to be discuss.
He told me he will let me know when he gets a meeting planned out. So I'll be sure to post it here. Also, if you plan to attend, let me know. I'd like to meet some of the local riders
Jon.
I went over to to Bill's home this afternoon. Bill is the the proposal creator. I wanted to have a person to person talk with him to see just what all is involved and what his vision was for this riding area. He is commited to getting this done. He is also ambishous ( spelled wrong?) and needs some guidance on where to go now. He is currently trying to organize a meeting between the city council and the public (meaning the riders). He would like to see as many riders as possible show up to show the council members just how popular this sport is and how bad we all need riding areas. Also there is the money aspect too. To show that it could potentialy be a money maker for the city and be self funding. So if your interested, please show up. The ATV guys sure will. I told him my feelings on ATV's and he seemed to understand my concerns, but i assured him they needed a place to ride also. But we need bike guys to show so that it's not a lop sided discussion. There will possibly be a discussion of rules for the area. I read his proposal and there is alot to be discussed, believe me. I told him i'd like to see single track trails for the bikes also, but that may come in later phases of the trail. Lot's to be discuss.
He told me he will let me know when he gets a meeting planned out. So I'll be sure to post it here. Also, if you plan to attend, let me know. I'd like to meet some of the local riders
Jon.
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I'm like a starving bird looking for a crumb of bread! I'll take any riding area close, hell I'll run it, patrol it..... I'll even count the cash!
I have'nt seen any responses on attending the up comming meeting yet, hope there will be some members here want to come and support thier fellow dirt bikers! It's time for the dirt bike croud to start making some noise. We need to be louder than the ATV croud to get the oil so to speak. Thats what I'm also for, single track trail riding! I have some fellow dirtbikers where I work thats comming to this meeting also. So I won't be alone.
I'm not done yet. I am using this as a learning tool. I still have ambishons of getting more riding areas opened. I got an inside look on how to prepair a goverment grant proposal, so I'm 1/4 of the way there.
Jon.
I have'nt seen any responses on attending the up comming meeting yet, hope there will be some members here want to come and support thier fellow dirt bikers! It's time for the dirt bike croud to start making some noise. We need to be louder than the ATV croud to get the oil so to speak. Thats what I'm also for, single track trail riding! I have some fellow dirtbikers where I work thats comming to this meeting also. So I won't be alone.
I'm not done yet. I am using this as a learning tool. I still have ambishons of getting more riding areas opened. I got an inside look on how to prepair a goverment grant proposal, so I'm 1/4 of the way there.
Jon.
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I agree Rod. Just have to do alittle traveling. It'd be nice to have a riding area alittle closer though. I'm still looking into The Black jack Ranch. It's totaly single track trail bikes only. They only run Enduros there right now but have been talking about opening it up on the weekends to the public if they get enough interest. Then theres SX park in Kansas city Ka. But it's more like a club thing and from what I heard, there's a little wait list for openings for that place. It's also single track and bikes only but it runs like $200 a year membership.
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Just so anyone interested in this knows. This grant is dead as is the project. The fine City of Sugar Creek Mo. decided that the liability outweighed the publics necessity for a in close trail riding park. There loss.... but not really. The real truth I believe is the giant gambling casino they want to put in there instead. Never mind the 3 or 4 other casinos just 5 to 15 minutes away. So to heck with public's necessity's, and go for greasing the hands of everyone involved. Thats my opinion. Meanwhile, you get busted for testriding your bike down the street cause theres no public legal place to ride within 45 min. or more of the KC area. Nice hugh? Politics and money win out again, and the public looses....again. I did'nt know we had that many millionaires in KC, they must be flying right over LasVegas to come here to gamble.
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Believe it or not the off-road group that put the plan together are the ones maintaining the walking trail along the river where the proposed off road riding area was to be. Ironic that the ORV crowd is working on the trail. The Lawrence area along the river was closed down too because of sound issues. Things are getting very slim anywhere close to KC for sure.
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I'd love to win the lottery. I'd buy as big a plot of land as I could get right in town and then let all my riding buddies ride there anytime they wanted. Just to be an A$$.
Thing is, even if they would have went ahead and built that riding area, it would'nt have been to long down the road they would have shut it down for noise too. The way they're biulding new housing additions. I'm still trying to figure out who's buying all these 200 to 400 thousand dollar houses they build now. I never see any new moderate income housing being built anywhere unless it's another duplex addition.
Thing is, even if they would have went ahead and built that riding area, it would'nt have been to long down the road they would have shut it down for noise too. The way they're biulding new housing additions. I'm still trying to figure out who's buying all these 200 to 400 thousand dollar houses they build now. I never see any new moderate income housing being built anywhere unless it's another duplex addition.
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If you do that I'll throw you a few bones to make it even BIGGER!I'd love to win the lottery. I'd buy as big a plot of land as I could get right in town and then let all my riding buddies ride there anytime they wanted. Just to be an A$$.
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