- It's funny.but, when I had my cache out there, they just told me to place it and make sure it wasn't buried. After Xitaqua went there, they had a policy in place. Mine has long been archived. We put on huge scouting events in the park, some as large as 700 people, and they never had a problem with my cache. I think that Xitaqua might have helped write the policy or at least had some input. They did place a cache shortly after that. Mike Tired of Spam?? Here's your solution.. See: http://www.spamarrest.com/affl?4001050 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan R. Makky" <susan@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Fwd: [GEO] Notify: kJfishman temporarily disabled vacation station!!!! (Unavailable) (Traditional Cache) > - > Wentzville Parks Update: > > I contacted Wentzville Parks this a.m. to toss out a few ideas to make the > geocaching situation workable for all. I explained about the importance of > cache ownership to the cacher. I recommended that the cacher could propose > a cache site, theme, etc. for approval and the cache page could state "by > ________ in partnership with Wentzville Parks." The other option would be > for the Parks Dept to allow "geocache volunteers" which would include any > cachers who own caches in Wentzville Parks. I strongly recommended the > first option as the more preferable. They seem willing to work with us. I > will know more after my meeting next week. I will be presenting them with > a > proposed cache. I will also be showing him the vacation station cache > location and asking him to reinstate it if there are no problems with it. > > Susan > > At 18:57 2/2/2006, you wrote: >>- >>That's great. I hope all goes well. Its nice that they are willing to >>hide caches but they've only done one and there's not too much >>incentive for me to hide one in their name. Good luck to you! >> >>Mike >> >>--- "Susan R. Makky" <susan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > - >> > After some effort, I have a meeting arranged with a rep from >> > Wentzville >> > Parks to try to work out an arrangement that would allow geocachers >> > to >> > place caches with the Parks Dept as a "partner." There may be an >> > amicable >> > way around this policy. I will fill everyone in after the meeting. >> > >> > Note: This had been in the works for the last three weeks and is not >> > in >> > reaction to the disabled cache. >> > >> > If anyone has anything they want me to relay, let me know. >> > >> > Susan >> > >> > At 12:48 2/2/2006, you wrote: >> > >- >> > >It appears that the City of Wentzville has an ordinance on the books >> > >that does not allow anybody except the Parks Department to place >> > caches >> > >(although I had trouble finding it). See the log below. Does >> > anyone >> > >in Wentzville want to contact their alderman to alter this policy or >> > at >> > >least work with the Parks Department? At least there are Geocaching >> > >friendly places in St. Charles County. >> > > >> > >Mike >> > > >> > > >> > >--- noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > > >> > > > kJfishman temporarily disabled vacation station!!!! (Unavailable) >> > > > (Traditional Cache) at 2/2/2006 >> > > > >> > > > Log Date: 2/2/2006 >> > > > It seems we are not allowed to put Geocaches in Wentzville Parks, >> > > > they must be placed by the Parks department. I recieved the >> > following >> > > > message from the Parks department. >> > > > >> > > > If you live in Wentzville let your board of Alderman know what >> > you >> > > > think of this policy. >> > > > >> > > > We will relocate the cache to another area and update the web >> > page. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Responce from the Parks department: >> > > > KJ, >> > > > >> > > > As I was reviewing the geocaching website, I found other caches >> > that >> > > > you have >> > > > placed on park property owned by the City of Wentzville. Our >> > policy >> > > > is that all >> > > > caches must be placed by Parks & Recreation staff - this was >> > signed >> > > > into >> > > > ordinance by our Board of Alderman. Please remove and disable >> > all >> > > > caches that >> > > > you have placed in the parks by Wednesday, March 8. On that day >> > we >> > > > will be >> > > > checking each of the locations and removing any caches that were >> > not >> > > > placed by >> > > > our department. >> > > > >> > > > If you have suggestions for places where we can place caches, >> > please >> > > > send them >> > > > to me at the following email address: >> > > > >> > > > dottiep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >__________________________________________________ >> > >Do You Yahoo!? >> > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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