The bird lobby has convinced the DEP that large portions of the park should be closed for bird protections permenantly, There will be a meeting held at the Oceanway Community Center in North jax. next Monday. It has been presented as a done deal on the news. The city met nearly all the requierments of a 10 year plan in less than 6 months so the bird people feel they can get more. I will be posting a flyer that you guys can print out and hand to anyone who will listen. We have already put flyer into the hands of over 1000 people with only about 3 of them in support of closures. When asked if they wanted to walk to the beach they all said no. The flyer will have city councilmen districts and e-mail addresses. If you want to save the access to the park this may be the last chance.

Dist.1 Dist.8 At Large
Clay Yarborough E. Denise Lee Ronnie Fussell
630-1389 630-1385 630-1393
clay@coj.net edlee@coj.net ronnief@coj.net

Dist 2 Dist. 9 John R. Crescimbeni
William Bishop Warren A. Jones 630-1381
630-1392 630-1684 jrc@coj.net
wbishop@coj.net wajones@coj.net

Dist3. Dist. 10 Stephen C. Joost
Richard Clark Reginald L. Brown 630-1396
630-1386 630-1684 joost@coj,net
rclark@coj.net rbrown@coj.net

Dist. 4 Dist. 11 Kevin Hyde
Don Redman Ray Holt 630-1398
630-1394 630-1383 khyde@coj.net
redman@coj.net holt@coj.net

Dist. 5 Dist. 12 Glorious J. Johnson
Art Shad Daniel Davis 630-1387
630-1382 630-1380 gloriousj@coj.net
ashad@coj.net ddavis@coj.net

District 6 District 13
Jack Webb Art Graham
630-1388 630-1397
Webb@coj.net ArtG@coj.net

District 7 District 14
Dr. Johnny Gaffney Michael Corrigan
630-1384 630-1390
Gaffney@coj.net Corrigan@coj.net


Go to http://www.coj.net/City+Council/Council ... t+Maps.htm to find your councilmans district and tell them you are tired of small environmental groups and lobbies dictating to you how you can enjoy our natural resources. Tell them to stand up and take back the beach and the water you love and use. Tell then you know the difference between responsible environmental protection and unnecessary permanent restrictions and closures. Do it before its too late because once it’s gone, it’s gone forever!



YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW WHAT IS AT STAKE. DO THEY?

Please take the time to copy, print or post this anywhere you can. By handing out flyers we have been told we are really making people mad about loosing the access. Print out a few and tape them up at area business. Bait shops, surf shops, bars , restaurants and any other place you think people will see it. If you can come to the meeting. Thanks.

I had all the council members seperated out but the posting bunched them all up. Sorry.

Front of flyer....


YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE YOUR BEACH ACCESS!!!!!! The local Audubon Society and the Sierra Club want your beach. They have publicly stated they wish to eliminate all vehicles from the beach. They have already been successful removing dogs and dog owners. They are responsible for the unnecessary, ugly ropes and posts around the “pond”. They forced the City to spend 6 Million Dollars of your taxpayer money and now they want you kicked off the beach! Will you be next? Their plan is close off the beach a section at a time until the beach is closed to all vehicular traffic. But, you CAN stop it. There will be a Public Meeting concerning plans to close off the first section of the beach. Here are the details:

6 PM Monday June 21, 2010
Oceanway Community Center
12215 Sago Ave. Jax, Fl. 32218

GOOGLE IT OR ASK A FRIEND!

Further closures and restrictions will result in lost revenue used to keep this park open and available to the people of this community. Beach driving is what sustains this park’s public access. Without it your park will be closed and turned into a bird preserve with no off beach parking.


PERMENENT CLOSURES are unnecessary for wildlife protections and Huguenot Park is not the environmentally sensitive place the bird lobby wants you to believe it is. No endangered or even threatened species nest in he park. If you did not see it on channel 4 news pay attention to it here. This could be the beginning of the end of your ability to enjoy the beach and the ocean. Don’t let this happen raise your voice and oppose more restrictions or closures. Tell your councilman that you want the Audubon and sierra Club bird lobby to quit attempting “end run plays” around the people of Jacksonville and our elected officials.
BE HEARD AT THIS MEETING!

SERVE NOTICE TO YOUR COUNCILMEN THAT YOU WILL BE WATCHING ! TELL THEM YOUR VOTE WILL DECIDE IF THEY STAY IN OFFICE OR NOT.

For a history of this issue go to Florida Open Beaches on Facebook
Or
Visit the forum page at metrojacksonville.com. Look for “Huguenot Park , your access today” on the public safety page of that forum.

the birders better hope their wishes don't come true. with no driving will come no patrons , and no revenue. with the park operating in the RED with no hopes of recovery, it will close. then the birders will have to sit on the bridge watching the birds through binoculars while those of us with boats and such can enter via the ocean.

if on just one day, everyone visiting the park would bring a rat and turn it lose, the bird problem would be over.

GOT RATS?

Just to let everyone know there is a new sit up

SaveBeachAccess.com

same info in a better format