Hey Guys,
I have sent this letter of complaint to the council concerning the rescent proposal for us to pay to use the tracks in Mt Cootha. If you agree with what i have said in this letter please follow the attatched link and email this exact same letter to the Lord Mayor. Feel free to add more comments to the letter. Hopefully if 100's of people send this letter, the council will see our point of view. EVERYONE PLEASE SEND THIS!!
Thanks guys (See Below)
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/lordmayorsoffice/
Dear Mayor,
I am a local mountain biker, i am representing over 500 mountain bikers in Brisbane who use the Mt Cootha tracks to ride on. It has come to our attention that we may have to pay or be banned from using the tracks in Mt Cootha because of the "destruction of the environment" we are causing. However the mountain biking community is more than willing to organise a commity that will maintain and take care of the tracks at a level that is approved by the council. I believe that it is incredibly unfair of the council if we have to pay to use these tracks. Mountain bikers are constantly recieving abuse from the public about riding in urban / city areas, Mt Cootha is a great place for us to ride and stay out of the public's way. Atleast we are not graffity'ing on city walls, taking drugs and tossing needles, loitering and being nuisences in our society, we just appreciate riding in the environment and having fun. If this new rule is brought into play it will give us no where to ride and we will be forced to ride around the city. We think that it is incredibly unnacceptable and unfair that we should PAY to use these tracks when skaters get skate parks for free, children get playgrounds for free and a 30 million dollar walking bridge is constucted at tax payers expense. All we ask is that we are allowed to ride in Mt Cootha for free and either rangers maintain the tracks or a mountain bike track maintenance comitee is formed to regularly maintain the tracks.
Regards,
Local Mountain Biker
I have sent this letter of complaint to the council concerning the rescent proposal for us to pay to use the tracks in Mt Cootha. If you agree with what i have said in this letter please follow the attatched link and email this exact same letter to the Lord Mayor. Feel free to add more comments to the letter. Hopefully if 100's of people send this letter, the council will see our point of view. EVERYONE PLEASE SEND THIS!!
Thanks guys (See Below)
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/lordmayorsoffice/
Dear Mayor,
I am a local mountain biker, i am representing over 500 mountain bikers in Brisbane who use the Mt Cootha tracks to ride on. It has come to our attention that we may have to pay or be banned from using the tracks in Mt Cootha because of the "destruction of the environment" we are causing. However the mountain biking community is more than willing to organise a commity that will maintain and take care of the tracks at a level that is approved by the council. I believe that it is incredibly unfair of the council if we have to pay to use these tracks. Mountain bikers are constantly recieving abuse from the public about riding in urban / city areas, Mt Cootha is a great place for us to ride and stay out of the public's way. Atleast we are not graffity'ing on city walls, taking drugs and tossing needles, loitering and being nuisences in our society, we just appreciate riding in the environment and having fun. If this new rule is brought into play it will give us no where to ride and we will be forced to ride around the city. We think that it is incredibly unnacceptable and unfair that we should PAY to use these tracks when skaters get skate parks for free, children get playgrounds for free and a 30 million dollar walking bridge is constucted at tax payers expense. All we ask is that we are allowed to ride in Mt Cootha for free and either rangers maintain the tracks or a mountain bike track maintenance comitee is formed to regularly maintain the tracks.
Regards,
Local Mountain Biker