CANCELLED - TWRA Public Hearing on OHV Permit Increases

[TripleB]

Is there anyone who would be interested in attending this meeting on the morning Friday, December 8th in Gatlinburg TN?
I will be attending and would like to get 2 or 3 others to attend as well.
I would be willing to cover your hotel for Thursday night if you will sign up to speak.
I can help with a speech. All you have to do is read it.
Hollar at me.

Count me in lol

 

[Admin]

 

[Plumber32]

Count me in lol

You can't even talk on the phone. You'd show your ass up on a stage in front of people.

 

[Plumber32]

 

[JACKAL]

Is there anyone who would be interested in attending this meeting on the morning Friday, December 8th in Gatlinburg TN?
I will be attending and would like to get 2 or 3 others to attend as well.
I would be willing to cover your hotel for Thursday night if you will sign up to speak.
I can help with a speech. All you have to do is read it.
Hollar at me.

I will be there, already got the words to say.

 

[JACKAL]

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I literally laughed out loud at that 🤣

 

[TripleB]

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Exactly!

 

[Plumber32]

I literally laughed out loud at that 🤣

I love dropping that card on a couple of my "southern buddies" lol

 

[JenElio]

Is there anyone who would be interested in attending this meeting on the morning Friday, December 8th in Gatlinburg TN?
I would be willing to cover your hotel for Thursday night if you will sign up to speak.
I can help with a speech. All you have to do is read it.
Hollar at me.

Count me in lol

🤔 .....you probly just want to spend the night in a hotel with the fellas 😬

Don't listen to him Richard!!! It's a trap!!!...... he's going to sabotage that speech!🙄

 

[Plumber32]

🤔 .....you probly just want to spend the night in a hotel with the fellas 😬

Don't listen to him Richard!!! It's a trap!!!...... he's going to sabotage that speech!🙄

Probably being strong armed! They intentionally put up a flipping road block in front of his driveway last year!

 

[Hometeam]

Is there anyone who would be interested in attending this meeting on the morning Friday, December 8th in Gatlinburg TN?
I will be attending and would like to get 2 or 3 others to attend as well.
I would be willing to cover your hotel for Thursday night if you will sign up to speak.
I can help with a speech. All you have to do is read it.
Hollar at me.

I was wanting to go to this meeting. Our company Christmas party is that night but I am trying to see if I can make it back in time after the meeting is over. Thanks to all who are going to represent!

 

[JACKAL]

*** UPDATE ***

There is un-confirmed information that today (11/15/2023) TWRA has reconsidered the riding permit fee increases / changes until an economic impact study is done.

I know of a dozen or so locals myself included & businesses that rely on the OHV tourism have written TN congressman Tim Burchett and Governor Bill Lee (who appointed the TWRA Commission) and our concerns have given them pause to examine why TWRA let the fee oversight happen for 18 years without directing funds appropriately for the NCWMA.

Still the Public Meeting is being held as in the original post and its imperative peoples voices continue to be heard.

 

[The Green Goat]

Soooo, should I go ahead and purchase my annual hunt small game/waterfowl type 71 + WMA small game only type 93 for the 2024 TO?

 

[Fatsquatch]

Soooo, should I go ahead and purchase my annual hunt small game/waterfowl type 71 + WMA small game only type 93 for the 2024 TO?

Not available yet if memory serves from years past

 

[906UP]

Not available yet if memory serves from years past

Think it's April before it's available....maybe

 

[JACKAL]

Soooo, should I go ahead and purchase my annual hunt small game/waterfowl type 71 + WMA small game only type 93 for the 2024 TO?

That might be premature

 

[eolesen]

Maybe a few of them did the math on what their own stickers were going to cost?....

Fingers crossed that cooler heads have prevailed.

 

[Plumber32]

Soooo, should I go ahead and purchase my annual hunt small game/waterfowl type 71 + WMA small game only type 93 for the 2024 TO?

Thought it's good for a year from when the purchase was made, and you'd be grandfathered in I'd assume.

 

[The Green Goat]

That might be premature

That's been a problem in the past.

 

[JACKAL]

Soooo, should I go ahead and purchase my annual hunt small game/waterfowl type 71 + WMA small game only type 93 for the 2024 TO?

The reason I said it may be premature is TWRA may very well decide to require the High Impact permit for both residents and non-residents per machine which is what they should have done 10 years ago. That was what I recommended they consider while doing the economic impact study for a year and gauging those exact permit revenues as all those funds go directly to NCWMA region from OHV use.

So, I would not buy any permit until after January 1st and see what interim decision they come up with for 2024 / 2025.

 

[Hondasxs]

Count me in lol

Welp..
looks like your free adventure to the big city will need to be withdrawn.
Maybe you will be able to travel outside your county one day.
haha.