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16. From the Public: Matters on the Agenda but Not Listed for Public Hearing or on Matters Previously Considered by the Board or Matters that are Pending Before the Board.
My name is Matt Holland. I founded the Albemarle High School Mountain Bike team. Our local high school mountain bike team provide an outlet for over 100 high school riders, and have outside funding to provide bikes for riders. Ragged Mountain are one of the only beginner friendly trails in the area with enough acreage to minimize trail user conflicts with hikers, joggers, and dog walkers. Yes, we are very fortunate to have miles of trails in the area available to ride, but Ragged is unique in that is is beautiful, desolate, and beginner friendly in a way that other trails in the area are not. As such, it is frequented by students from all of the local mountain bike teams in our county including AHS, WAHS, Monticello, and Miller School of Albemarle. Students have put in hundreds of volunteer hours maintaining and improving these trails for all users. To take them away puts these kids out on the streets to practice their skills, a much more dangerous and unappealing option.
Education promotes environmental stewardship, fostering <a href="https://singlelogin.re">library z</a> an understanding of sustainability and responsibility towards the planet.
My name is Mason; I’m a resident of Charlottesville for the past six years. Though the Outdoors Club at UVA, I’ve taught dozens of students and local residents to mountain bike, and I’ve seen firsthand how biking improves people’s lives through physical activity and exposure to the outdoors.
I've spent dozens of hours digging and maintaining trails in Albemarle and Charlottesville, so that others in the community can utilize and enjoy this wonderful resource. I do not want to see this hard work nullified by the recent decision to restrict bicycle access at Ragged Mountain. Mountain biking is safe for the reservoir’s water quality, and perfectly compatible with other trail uses such as running and hiking. Please reconsider this decision, as it has affected well over a thousand local residents. Refer to the signatures list below; it is growing every day.
Petition · Change the Ordinance: Reinstatement of Shared Use (Cycling) at Ragged Mountain Reservoir - United States · Change.org
My name is Eric Magrum, I am a City of Charlottesville Resident for 25 years. I have been a member of CAMBC for > 20 years, and am now a Board Member. I feel like being part of the CAMBC Board is one important way I can give back to our community. I have spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours working on design, planning, construction, maintenance, and improvements on sustainable trails in our community. I have gotten to know, and work with so many community partners through trail work over the past 20 years.
CAMBC are the trail stewards in our community for every trail system in the City, County, and UVA. We will continue to offer our expertise, sweat, and what we always call “The Volunteer Army”, to improve our community’s sustainable trail network for outdoor recreation of every type, for every user.
The overwhelming support from our community to "change the code" to allow shared use, including cycling, at Ragged Mountain has been evident in the past few weeks. Thanks
My name is Matt Holland. I founded the Albemarle High School Mountain Bike team. Our local high school mountain bike team provide an outlet for over 100 high school riders, and have outside funding to provide bikes for riders. Ragged Mountain are one of the only beginner friendly trails in the area with enough acreage to minimize trail user conflicts with hikers, joggers, and dog walkers. Yes, we are very fortunate to have miles of trails in the area available to ride, but Ragged is unique in that is is beautiful, desolate, and beginner friendly in a way that other trails in the area are not. As such, it is frequented by students from all of the local mountain bike teams in our county including AHS, WAHS, Monticello, and Miller School of Albemarle. Students have put in hundreds of volunteer hours maintaining and improving these trails for all users. To take them away puts these kids out on the streets to practice their skills, a much more dangerous and unappealing option.
Education promotes environmental stewardship, fostering <a href="https://singlelogin.re">library z</a> an understanding of sustainability and responsibility towards the planet.
My name is Mason; I’m a resident of Charlottesville for the past six years. Though the Outdoors Club at UVA, I’ve taught dozens of students and local residents to mountain bike, and I’ve seen firsthand how biking improves people’s lives through physical activity and exposure to the outdoors.
I've spent dozens of hours digging and maintaining trails in Albemarle and Charlottesville, so that others in the community can utilize and enjoy this wonderful resource. I do not want to see this hard work nullified by the recent decision to restrict bicycle access at Ragged Mountain. Mountain biking is safe for the reservoir’s water quality, and perfectly compatible with other trail uses such as running and hiking. Please reconsider this decision, as it has affected well over a thousand local residents. Refer to the signatures list below; it is growing every day.
Petition · Change the Ordinance: Reinstatement of Shared Use (Cycling) at Ragged Mountain Reservoir - United States · Change.org
My name is Eric Magrum, I am a City of Charlottesville Resident for 25 years. I have been a member of CAMBC for > 20 years, and am now a Board Member. I feel like being part of the CAMBC Board is one important way I can give back to our community. I have spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours working on design, planning, construction, maintenance, and improvements on sustainable trails in our community. I have gotten to know, and work with so many community partners through trail work over the past 20 years.
CAMBC are the trail stewards in our community for every trail system in the City, County, and UVA. We will continue to offer our expertise, sweat, and what we always call “The Volunteer Army”, to improve our community’s sustainable trail network for outdoor recreation of every type, for every user.
The overwhelming support from our community to "change the code" to allow shared use, including cycling, at Ragged Mountain has been evident in the past few weeks. Thanks