The PPA is a business. They have large donations from companies written off as environmental support. The PPA has its own commercial enterprises "exploiting" the Pines for more income and of course the relentless plea to members for donations. The management is highly paid while the majority of the workforce is dependent on volunteers. Follow the money.
The rest of us, on the other hand, have to go to work, raise families and contend with all the other aspects of life. Any money is directly out of our pockets. Time to organize is directly taken away from everyday life and in all cases is another debt taken on as donations. We all bitch but ultimately the majority of us for the reasons stated do nothing or if we do, quickly tire of the fight and fall by the wayside.
The enduro clubs are not organized and have it together as someone stated. They are losing ground the same as everyone else for the same reasons I stated above. We're fighting a paid business, PPA. We could get things done if our cause was our work we go to every day and be paid. This is what we're up against. Not impossible but certainly extremely difficult.
The Chatsworth ORV park was a good thing in a good place. When the lease came up for renewal the PPA convinced the landowner not to renew, initially, they were going to renew. Money was set aside at the ORV park from entrance fees to purchase land elsewhere. When another abandoned sandpit was purchased, the PPA behind the scenes, riled the nearby residents to stop the plans. The third location was desperately chosen after many objections of more suitable locations, the PPA in the background. The ORV park is in the meadows in Cape May and purchased with State money this time. For various reasons that ORV park never really opened and as far as I know lays abandoned. I know all this was discussed here years ago in greater detail. I just wanted to mention again for new peeps that may not be aware of the situation.
