[roc-chat] Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
- From: Terry Burnett <wtb123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:31:59 +0000
The question was asked earlier, what about those that "Go It Alone"? Will BLM
issue a citation or will they suffer consequences from the local jurisdiction?
Thanks
Terry
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:51:01 -0400
From: ian.walberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roc-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Folks,
Please can you all contact anyone you may know who was planning on going this
weekend as not everyone is on roc chat.
I have called and emailed a couple of friends who were not aware that the
launch was cancelled as I was surprised they were not on roc chat.
Many thanks
Ian
From: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gregory Lyzenga
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:51 PM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roc-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
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It is with great regret that the ROC board must announce the cancellation of
the upcoming April launch at Lucerne Dry Lake. This cancellation does not have
to do with any weather problems, but is related to issues surrounding our BLM
permit to use the land.
Unfortunately, both ROC and the BLM have been caught up in some fallout from
the 2010 California 200 off-road racing accident that killed several people.
When we applied for our annual permit last fiscal year, the application rules
and requirements had been very recently changed and our application was
rejected. Unbeknownst to the ROC board, we didn't close the loop with BLM and
they didn't follow up with us as we continued to submit our monthly reports and
payments, assuming the permit existed. Due to budget cuts and staffing
shortages in the BLM office, nobody was aware of this situation until just very
recently. We met with BLM this week and have started the process to
re-establish our permit, but as a result of the fallout of the racing accident
the BLM is being very particular on the permitting process which slows down the
approvals, meaning that it may be three months before we can get our permission
to launch again.
This is obviously a very troubling situation for us on the ROC board and for
all of our members and regular flyers. We are working as hard as we can behind
the scenes to restore our ability to fly as soon as possible. With this in
mind, we would ask that members please refrain from contacting the BLM
individually to inquire about the situation, so as not to complicate an already
delicate situation. Clearly it will be a hardship for the flyers and for our
vendors during this stand-down period, but we hope that many members will be
able to continue to fly and support the hobby at launches held by our sister
organizations in San Diego and central California.
Please watch the ROC email lists or Facebook group for further information on
the situation as it develops. If you know of anyone planning to attend who
does not subscribe to ROC-chat or read Facebook updates, please pass this
information along to them.
- Greg
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Greg Lyzenga
ROC Board Member - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088
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