Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
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Nassau Trails - partial closure
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Jeffreywoliver
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The deed restriction clearly prohibits mountain bikes somehow. I think motorbikes was the intention but the deed itself is clear. There needs to be a change of use agreement on the original deed. My understanding was that the change of used was agreed to pending the execution of the remediation plan. As I indicated, I have not been asked to be part of the solution or decision, apart from being invited to a walk-through last Thursday at 1 PM. Hopefully the powers that be will continue to pursue a change of use agreement.
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Jeffreywoliver
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I will no longer be the communication tool for the town. They can come up with their own communication plan.
'the people' can talk for/against all they want. This moves into legal territory, be it challenging or changing the deed language. That mean lawyers, which means money. The town then has to engage a lawyer, which forces them to spend money.
To what end?
A now contentious relationship where if we want to communicate it has to go through legal first?
I don't think the town is acting in bad faith. They must make a conservative decision favouring their residents, not visitors. I'll still go to HRB and Circa.
"We" worked through some complicated issues over at the flow trails with the ash trees. Upset residents, mis-info, rumors, and accusations. It took time to resolve, through an honest exchange of concerns and proposals, leading to acceptable solutions.
We can continue communicating and hope for a favorable outcome
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RideOnTime
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First Highrail closing and now this... I could cry.
RideOnTime
Active Member
Rumor is end of the month 🙁 Hope something changes!
What is highrail?
Brewery across the street from Circa
gcab
Active Member
That's a bummer if its true. Especially since they reopened last year after that person drove through the front of the building...
I think this is already happening. I've got a friend on the High Bridge Recreation Committee who clued me in on this a while back. There's a land-use attorney who was just sworn in on the rec committee too. I got in touch with her and offered up environmental services, if required. She told me she hasn't seen anything on paper from NJDEP compelling the closure.
pkovo
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FYI, according to the town schedule, the next council meeting is tomorrow 5/11
https://highbridge.org/documents-and-forms/council-agendas-and-meeting-minutes/
https://highbridge.org/documents-and-forms/council-agendas-and-meeting-minutes/
I don't think we want this and the current "soft" message may be by design. The deed requires the municipality to state the trails are closed. They have. If they chose not to enforce it, it might be to our benefit.
The trespassing statute requires that the offender "knowingly and purposely" disregard posted NO TRESPASSING signage or hop a fence or remain in a structure after it is closed. Right now there is plausable deniability. That's a good thing.
Unless the town passes a specific ordinance against MTBing at Nassau or until you have a cop ID you and make a record that you have been notified and warned of the trespassing, you're good. And maybe the borough attorney advised the town to leave it vague. Lest they have a shitshow on their hands.
I'm not an attorney but I did pass by a Motel 6 last night. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE. Don't show up at the council meeting and demand a response. You'll force their hand. Slow play this.
Yes, this, please. It is entirely possible this issue is not totally resolved, and there may be more action in some manner in the future. I don't know anything for sure, but can say with some certainty that if you show up with pitchforks at a council meeting you've never known about until 2 days before demanding anything, it probably won't work out for the best.
Unless something changed since Sunday, the only sign I saw was at the entrance to Springside. Nothing new, just no contractor bag on the "trails temporarily closed" sign.
Correct. Trails temporarily closed is (legallly) quite different from NO TRESPASSING.
Speaking from a place of experience, I echo Carson's "let sleeping dogs lie" sentiment. It works for us in the not so friendly locations of the state.
Be extra courteous when you're out there, do TM when needed and don't raise any extra stink when there's no need to.
Be extra courteous when you're out there, do TM when needed and don't raise any extra stink when there's no need to.