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Well the first steps to setting up a track in my neck of the woods is done,

I e-mail recreation councelmember for middlesex, NJ about setting up a track in one of the parks.

This park has a control line field (planes on tethers) a street hocky rink, a few tennis courts, a bunch of soccer fields, basball diamond and even a didicated horseshoes field. so I figure if we squeeze into a corner nobody would mind.

I know a few of you have been waiting for this so I will keep you updated.

what I will be doing is forming a club to maintain the track. this means if you want to use the track you gotta help build it (well not really but I am not going to do it alone so if there is to be a track I need some help.

If this gets off the ground I will be running races/competitions not to mention "Bash Days" were its just set aside to have fun.

if I do get the OK I will figure out the dimensions of the area and post so everyone can give suggestions for the layout, as I have never designed a track by myself.

wish me luck

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Cool, I sure wish someone in Colorado would build a track, I guess skate boards are the only things in colorado that the city spends millions of dollars to build recreation for.

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Unstable,
I think I know what park you are talking about. Is it on route 28 across from the McDonalds?

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hey keep me updated.

i too have tried to get a track built in one of the many parks we have in staten island.
the parks dept. has control of an old (WWII era) air stri[ that has been converted into like 10 soccer fields and like 4 baseball fields.
there is more than enough room for an off-road r/c track. the land is right on the beach and automobile activity is a non-issue, so it would be great.
i emailed the parks dept commish, but havent heard anything.

what kind of steps did you take so far so i can copy them and hope to get a track here in s.i. ?

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yep thats the one.

you live in the area? when I hear back from this guy I will let you know and you can help out with the club. :)

I have been trying to decide if I want to run the club on a donation based system (ie we make a list of what we need and people then donate it instead of dues) or to have the dues and have to worry about keeping track of the money (something I never feel comfortable doing)

packfan

as for what I am doing for this so far I scouted out the land and e-mailed the coucel member in charge of recreation. if I dont hear from him in a week I will give him a call.

I hope to get into one of the councel meeting so I can talk to the councel in person and explain excatly what my plans are.

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def keep me updated cause im am trying to do the same thing here in staten island.

your not too far so if we both get tracks build we can have a few good races.

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yo packman, you talking about miller field? cuz it would be great to have something built there. if you need any help, i know of dozens of uys that would be more than happy to

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Finally got a response (sent a second e-mail to a diffrent address). The rep said that she will take it up in front of the town council on 6/9/03.

hopefully they will at least consider it and I might get an audience with the council.

I got my fingers crossed.