Comments on: Boulder considers charging at trailheads http://biggreenboulder.com/environment/boulder-considers-charging-at-trailheads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boulder-considers-charging-at-trailheads Living Green Boulder, CO Thu, 17 May 2012 16:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MrSprinkler http://biggreenboulder.com/environment/boulder-considers-charging-at-trailheads/comment-page-1/#comment-341 MrSprinkler Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:59:20 +0000 http://biggreenboulder.com/?p=1061#comment-341 Its time to burst that Boulder Bubble....the cumulative ego of the city has grown too big. In colorado, residents throughout the state and visitors use many trails and parks for free. There are some state and Nat'l parks charging fees but otherwise much of our "open space" parks in various counties are free...and should remain so. Boulder residents do not pay user fees when going to other trail systems...you will start a very bad program if you begin this fee schedule for what you think of as outsiders. Many people come to visit Boulder area establishments when also visiting our parks, and so tax contributions are being made. This will become an issue like that of airlines charging for bags. Once you start it Boulder, other counties and municipalities will match you. Stop it now. Burst the Bubble of your own EGO Its time to burst that Boulder Bubble….the cumulative ego of the city has grown too big. In colorado, residents throughout the state and visitors use many trails and parks for free. There are some state and Nat'l parks charging fees but otherwise much of our "open space" parks in various counties are free…and should remain so. Boulder residents do not pay user fees when going to other trail systems…you will start a very bad program if you begin this fee schedule for what you think of as outsiders. Many people come to visit Boulder area establishments when also visiting our parks, and so tax contributions are being made.
This will become an issue like that of airlines charging for bags. Once you start it Boulder, other counties and municipalities will match you.

Stop it now. Burst the Bubble of your own EGO

]]> By: Tweets that mention Boulder considers charging at trailheads | BigGreenBoulder Boulder, CO : BigGreenBoulder -- Topsy.com http://biggreenboulder.com/environment/boulder-considers-charging-at-trailheads/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Tweets that mention Boulder considers charging at trailheads | BigGreenBoulder Boulder, CO : BigGreenBoulder -- Topsy.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:18:15 +0000 http://biggreenboulder.com/?p=1061#comment-338 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Boulder Magazine, tofallfromgrace. tofallfromgrace said: RT @biggreenboulder: Boulder's thinking about charging at trailheads. ...would be for those living outside the "bubble." http://ow.ly/unKQ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Boulder Magazine, tofallfromgrace. tofallfromgrace said: RT @biggreenboulder: Boulder's thinking about charging at trailheads. …would be for those living outside the "bubble." http://ow.ly/unKQ [...]

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