US129 Rock Slide v.2.0

[ZGN]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

How about an online petition and link all the other forums/businesses/etc to it?

working on it right now.

http://www.openus129.com/
I have only spent 10 mins on it. got to clean it up.

Anyone familiar with WP want to help?
I need content, what should I say.. T"TT help me out!

[TitaniumTT]

NICE!!!!!!!!!


I don't even know what WP is so I can't help you there. As fort what to say......... gimme some time to ponder and before I go to bed tonight I'll post something up here

[TitaniumTT]

This petition is brought about to illustrate the concern from around the country regarding the seemingly overly cautious closing of US129. We ask you to please reconsider & accept the offer of Graham County NC officials to support the 13 miles of US129 until the road can be reopened and access gained from the TN side. We are sure you are aware of the signifcance of this stretch of road and the importance to tourism in both TN and NC.

The decision to close the entire road has already provided an adverse impact to the economy of the region; many rest stops & gift shops have begun shortening thier hours of operation due to less tourism. It would not be out of the realm of possibilities to consider that resorts and hotels are loosing reservations and experiencing an increase in cancelations. These effects will be felt in the local economies and have the potential to place jobs at risk and lower the profits of many businesses. I am sure during these difficult economic times you will review your position on the matter and do everything in your power to keep the economy of the area vibrant and growing. With spring approaching, the region should see an increase in tourism. It's possible with the close of this road, tourism could stay stagnant or even decline until the road is accesible.

The creator of this petition is part of a large gathering of over 250 club members gathering from around the nation, around the continent actually; members are flying and driving in from as far as CA and even Canada. Our plan right now is to be in the Deals Gap area April 15th through the 19th. The current plans to reopen the road on July 31st are causing our group great concern. We're sure this emotion is shared with local residents and business owners that rely on the road, the tourism it attacts, and the groups that decend on the region for their livelyhood. Our Mid April gathering at Natahalla Villiage has been in planning since last year and we would love to see the road open in time for our annual event. We're sure the local businesses that depend on the road for their income would greatly appreciate it being opened as quickly and safely as possible as well to take advantage of the weekly gatherings of clubs and tourists that the beautiful region brings.

We understand your concern with allowing NC to maintain and protect the road until your officials have unrestricted access to it. However, we urge you to please reconsider the offer. Surely something can be worked out that is in everyones best interest. The tourists, the business owners, the locals and even state officials we're sure would like to see US129 open today

We all, everyone on this petition, appreciates your consideration and look forward to your willingness to promptly solve the issue.

Here ya go, feel free to add, modify, etc etc.... offer goes to all.

[bop_rocco]

Here is a link of a local motorcycle forum and you can get some more info here on the dragon and other roads. http://www.easttnriders.com/forum/index.php

[TitaniumTT]

If anyone belongs to these local forums, or any other forum for that matter that has anything to do with US129.... link them the petition please......

[War Eagle]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

How about an online petition and link all the other forums/businesses/etc to it?

On-line petitions usually don't get much traction with politicians - they're seen as too easy and usually ignored. They are used though for total counts so I would still do it.

The best route is for individuals to send letters/call.

[War Eagle]

Time to think of alternatives. The Moonshiner 28 looks good:

http://www.moonshiner28.com/

[ZGN]

Let's get a list going, I just made a page for it on http://www.openus129.com/

[angelofragnarok]

Does anyone know what the refund policy is for the hotels around the Dragon? If the road stays closed then I don't want to lose all of that money I put into a hotel that I'd have no reason to go to. That's my current stance unless we decided on an alternative route or gathering point.

[ZGN]

You'll just have to call the hotel, where did you make reservations?




http://www.openus129.com/

[War Eagle]

Originally Posted by angelofragnarok

Does anyone know what the refund policy is for the hotels around the Dragon? If the road stays closed then I don't want to lose all of that money I put into a hotel that I'd have no reason to go to. That's my current stance unless we decided on an alternative route or gathering point.

If you have never been to the region than I highly encourage you to still attend. You'll never get to another meet like this on the east coast where 250 or so rotary heads gather. And last I checked there were over 130 rotary cars of all sorts for us to admire.

The Dragon is great and I am disappointed that it will not be open but there other great, great roads right around Nantahala Village. In fact, the highway going to the village is pretty nice and the roads that lead to the Dragon are tons of fun too. And don't forget the Skyway which for some reason, I could never find last year

[HDP]

Originally Posted by War Eagle

And don't forget the Skyway which for some reason, I could never find last year

You sure you're not a part of the "other" A-team?

[helghast7]

oh ok so the whole thing is still definetly on correct?

i was just worried our meet was cancelled

and David...i still havent forgotten i owe you cookies lol

[Nyc Drift King]

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[djmtsu]

Anyone who is considering not going because the Dragon 'might' be closed, get over it.

This is the BEST Rotary event in the US, and there are TONS of other roads to take advantage of in the area.

Holy crap, you think the Canadians are going to bail? Hell NO!! Eh.