California Trail Advocacy - Fax to Govenor Please

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Jessica Tuteur jessicat@napanet.net
6/15/99 URGENT!
Dear Trail Advocates! If you have not already done so....please FAX a
personal letter to
Governor Gray Davis who is RIGHT NOW  deciding whether the State budget
allows for
$1.6million for Bay Area Ridge Trail projects listed below. Please FAX
BARTC a copy of your
letter to the Governor...BARTC FAX 415-391-2649.
It would be great if you would forward this request to other Trail
advocates on your e-mail list....
Thanks

Jessica Tuteur

Sample Letter (edit as you wish):
Date
Governor Gray Davis
Office of the Governor
State Capitol,  Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX 916-445-4633

 RE: Support for California Conservation Corps Funding: San Francisco
 Bay Area Trail Systems -- Item # 3340-001-0001 -- For Bay Area Ridge
 Trail Council

 Dear Governor Davis,

 The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council needs your support for six Bay Area
 Ridge Trail projects which are being considered by you and the State
 legislature during the 1999 Budget discussions.  As you know, trails
 through parks, preserves and greenbelts are in desperate need of
 public funding and political support.  Protecting trails through our
 watersheds, agricultural and recreational lands is certainly an
 investment in California's future. While many competing interests vie
 for public revenues, the health and welfare of our entire citizenry
 depend on accessible recreation and trail opportunities.

 The Ridge Trail is requesting $1.6 million to complete six important
 trail projects in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, San Mateo and Santa
 Clara Counties:

 1. Marin - Construction of the "Inkwells" Bridge over Lagunitas Creek
 near Samuel P. Taylor State Park;
 2. Sonoma - Development of new trails, upgrade of existing trails,
 and acquisition of public easements over private lands adjacent to
 Jack London State Historic Park;
3. Napa - Design and construction of 18 miles of Yountville-Cross
 Valley trails
 4. Solano - Construction of four miles of trail at Lynch Canyon,
 combined with critical agricultural/rangeland/resource protections
 5. Santa Clara - Improvements to 1.6 miles of trail from Silver Creek
Valley Blvd. and Coyote Creek to Silicon Valley Blvd. creating a
 continuous 14 mile trail segment completely multi-use for all three
user groups.
 6.  San Mateo - Development of 10 miles of trail in the San Francisco
 Watershed.

Endorsements are in from the Board of Supervisors of Marin, Napa and
 Sonoma Counties, the Yountville Town Council, the Sonoma County
 Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, the Solano County
 Farmlands and Open Space Foundation, the Greater Vallejo Recreation
 District, the Tri-City and County Cooperative Planning Group Governing
 Board, the Sonoma Ecology Center, the Marin County Department of
 Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services, the Sonoma Valley Chamber of
 Commerce, the Sierra Club-Redwood Chapter, and numerous conservation
 and recreation groups.

We will always be grateful for your support in our effort to construct,
enhance and maintain 'our' accessible, scenic Bay Area Ridge Trail --
 a significant benefit for the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

 Sincerely, __________
  (Include your address or it won't be counted!)

 cc Bay Area Ridge Trail Council




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