Moving Mountains politics kind of long

["beth glover" <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>]

Hi RC! I had a happy bit of news today.  I've been trying to get our city to 
put up horse crossing and trail courtesy signs for over a year.  I have 
talked to every human at City hall and then some.  There is a lot of 
development going up around here, and a lot of traffic including semis who 
are working on the Dam up the canyon.  The Dam Project. Add an "N".  I've 
also been trying to get the city to put in split rail fencing along a very 
busy stretch.  I think it helped when the little city newspaper did a story 
about me (old 40 yr. woman) trying the Tevis (woman against 
mountain-mountain wins this time)including scary trail picture.  Then I was 
quoted saying, "I think the trail up our road here is the most dangerous 
thing I've been on". Especially when I almost got hit by a speeding Rabbit 
(car) a la "Horse Whisperer."  A city official called, sputtering,"well 
we're trying to help, and you know how the press gets and yada yada"  Today 
I got called to the city. Gulp. I was presented with the blueprint and the 
memo between the traffic engineer and parks people congratulating themselves 
on their excellent idea of putting up FIVE horse crossing signs!!  I was 
hoping for two, and had so given up, I was just exhausted trying!  Also they 
are trying to move our trail easement to a safer spot, and if the property 
owners object, they will then put up the split rail fencing (By next Summer 
when the new budget year starts in June)  Hooray!  We have a lot of kids to 
protect on this trail so I'm really glad, it'll help a lot of people for a 
long time!

I guess you just have to keep hammering away at it!

Beth  "God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,  
The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the 
difference".
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