The Mammoth Lakes Recreation Formation Committee planned to meet Monday afternoon at 3pm for their final discussion before the Mammoth Town Council considers approval of the Committee’s recommendations to form a new recreation entity, MLR.
Town Council members, some citizens and some political candidates have expressed support for MLR. Others say it will cost too much and should be delayed for the new Town Council members to consider. Sandy Hogan distributed a letter from someone who wished to remain anonymous. That letter indicates it represents more than one person and that there are serious questions about using tax money from Measures R & U to form and finance the new recreation entity.
The letter, which lacks some credibility because it is anonymous, says Measures R & U were never meant to fund events and that a new Town Council should not be saddled with a decision made before they even arrive.
The MLR Formation Committee says the Town Attorney has okayed their plans, which include authorizing MLR to make recommendations for use of tax money from Measures R and U. MLR would work with the Town on a contract to provide specific recreation products.
The MLR Formation Committee has created a Draft Working Plan. The agenda packet says, “MLR is intended to be the lead entity for advancing recreation initiatives, program implementation where identified, and facilitating collaborative efforts.”
The MLR Board would consist of nine directors. Seven would represent recreation interests. One would be an appointed representative of the Town Council and one, from the Mammoth Lakes Tourism Board.
More on all of this Monday at 3pm and again Wednesday night when the Town Council weighs in on the issue. MLR is number 9 on the Council’s 11-item agenda.
Ken….Last time I HAD to go to Mammoth Lakes on a dish-install job at the village mid-week AND arriving in the late morning wasn’t impressed at all with the rude people I had to deal with on the job or the intoxicated ones wandering about….and the time before that….on my… Read more »
Wayne, Start thinking positive thoughts about Mammoth and maybe you will start to attract the many positive people who do live and work there. Just an idea.
Benett
Benett: It’s a silly and unrealistic idea. The quest for tourist dollars has soiled the soul of Mammoth Lakes. There are exceptions like the Hospital and the Library and maybe Vons but there is a lot of realism in Wayne’s post.
That may be true of some, but there are also fine people to be found in Mammoth. BK
“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan: Fairy Tales
Ken, There is a difference between healthy positive thinking and fantasy. Benett Kessler
You won’t have to worry about me adding to the environmental impact in the lakes basin.
To many other places to go where there is a lot less people.
TOML is nothing more than an extension of Los Angeles, and you won’t find me in L.A. either.
…Bob…Isn’t that the truth !!……another 20 miles north you have Lee Vining ,where some campgrounds are almost vacant along the creek, even in early summer….and GREAT fishing…or go an extra 25 miles or so from there and you got Bridgeport…..Twin Lakes,Robinson Creek,Honeymoon Flat….and if you tire of catching fish, Bodie… Read more »
Wayne: You’ve made yourself a target of the Mammothistas.
Spend your money in Mammoth — OR ELSE!
The Basin Lakes attract a huge number of people during fishing season and all need more care and attention, not more boaters and fishermen. As a starter, gas powered boat engines should be banned, electric motors only. More and more people are storing canoes, kayaks, and small alum boats around… Read more »
You are completely right. But the only motivation for action in the Mammoth Lakes area is money. They would sell whatever is left of their souls to make money. Making the Lakes Basin look like an inner city wasteland is of no concern as long as somebody somewhere makes money.