Ross Barnett Reservoir adopts user fee
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I don't own a boat, but the proposed fees seem pretty reasonable.
The user fees will vary by hull length and will be valid from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.
* Boats under 26 feet — $35 annual, $90 for three years.
* Boats 26 feet and above — $50 annual, $135 for three years.
* 10-day, any size, consecutive days — $10.
If they use the money properly, I'm all for it. Update the ramps and restrooms. Things like that
what are the odds on that??
I don't mind a user fee or permit system at all, I just wish they would use some of the money to pull all the rebar out of the lake. It is so dangerous and causes thousands of dollars in damages every year.
If they do I'll talk to John who runs the place n see if he'll listen Feesh. Wouldn't take but a few days if they just put someovc pipe over the top of all of them bout 3 feet long. See them better and you'd still know where the stumps were
Don Don i think you might be wrong about the couple of days to mark the rebar at Rez . It took several years for people to put it out . The ones you can see are no problem it's the ones that are just under the water that cause the problems and damage . As for the user fee if they do put it in effect wait and make sure it's approved before getting a sticker last time they collected a lot of money only to have to give it back and it was a hassle seems no one knew who wrote the checks . But I'm all for it if they will use it for the ones who pay the fee's not a walking trail from the bay to 43 .
If they lower the lake a couple of feet, they can get in there and set them pretty fast. Yeh, I was abit off on the day or 2. IF they got busy with 3-4 boats or got with fishermen to help, they could get most of them covered with a 1" PVC pipe pretty fast. To heck with a walking trail. That'd hack me off to no end. Couple more bathrooms, Redo a few ramps piers. maybe add a couple more fishing piers and add a beach right there at the park near the Madison Landing like they are at Pelahatchie Park
I don't have a dog in this fight, but what will keep the PVC from floating/blowing off the rebar?
Exactly, PVC gets brittle with continued exposure to sunlight. Besides, I don't want the crap marked. I want it removed. It's those little 2 inch long pieces just underwater that tear you up. They could lower the lake level, and cut off the tops of the stumps. Most of these are only a few inches in diameter and are in 8-24 foot of water, so i do not see how removing 18-24 inches could hurt anything.
or from some gewber coming in and taking it all offQuote:
Originally Posted by Speck
Drive them in with a hammer. Cut a point on them to drive in.
I understand the concern about the rebar but there is a better chance of more walking trails than them removing the stuff besides the ones who put the stuff out would just put more out . As for the beach at Madison landing it used to be used like that But things went south there a few years back . I remember they found a girls body in the bath room there long ago . I'm for better piers and more paved parking that you can park and open your doors without hitting truck next to you are when the guy parked next to you backs out he doesn't take the rear of your trailer off . We all know that the money could go for good causes for boaters but will they use it for that ? But if they do collect the fee's they want be able to say we don't have the funds .
New on the board, but not the lake. I would like to see the ramps improved and other common areas, but my guess is that the $ will be used for more Rez Patrol, pay raises, and very few improvements to the existing common areas and actual lake itself.
Someones pocket will get fat......i''d bet that would be the biggest improvment made.
Wow, rebar? Where did it come from and why? Where is it located? I know that the last question may be impossible to answer. But is it in one general location or spread throughout the Rez?
Braden, the rebar is scattered all over the Rez although it is more concentrated in the oil well woods, three prong, and saddle bags areas. It was put there a long, long time ago by some ignorant folks who were marking stumps. A lot of it nowadays is either bent over or broken off just underneath the waters surface.
Thanks, I had no idea. I am not very familiar with the Rez, but am trying to learn. Where are those areas? I have read an earlier post about the oil well woods that referenced its location to the s curve. Is the s curve referring to the s curve of the main channel just below 43 bridge?
to think that very much of this money that is collected will be used the way you want it to be used it just not realistic. The money spent to put this program in motion, the money spent to pay someone to tend to it and so on and so on will eat the majority of it up, bet there wont be 5% of it spent on improvements, just the way gubberment works, aint yall learned nuttin yet????
the areas I mentioned are about 1/2 down the lake from hwy 43, but their is plenty in other areas also. It seems to mostly be concentrated around the deep water stump fields. I'm aware that you are new to the Rez and am not trying to scare you. Just navigate with caution, especially when you are in the middle of a stump field.Quote:
Originally Posted by Braden
Feesh is dead on. BE CAREFUL in the stumps near oil well. When they raised the water level, alot of the rebar is right at or just under the water. I Idle, then take it out of gear, Idle more and take it our of gear. I try to stay about 1-1 1/2 MPH no more when going through the stuimps I know hold the rebar. It may take me 5-10 more minutes to get to my fishing spot but I'd rather do that than tear up my boat
Thanks guys. Definitely not scaring me, just educating me and hopefully keeping me out of trouble. Great stuff!
I don't subscribe to the clarion so I can't read it on my phone.
I remember when they first started requiring a launch fee at the Pelehachie bay ramp back in the 1980's. I though there would be loud public protests...but it went quietly.