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Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:13 pm
by Rut Row
I spend my afternoon with Commissioner Valentine of Allegany Co. Ray Tighe was with me as was a local land owner. We spent an hour discussing the possibility of establishing a Hatfield/McCoy like system in western MD.
There are still a lot of issues to address but the Commissioner seemed favorable
As an interesting side note, he said the county lost $1.2M in economic benefit when Green Ridge was closed.
Re: Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:19 pm
by bonehead
Ken, you are the man
Re: Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:42 pm
by Wingfixer
kyler wrote:
As an interesting side note, he said the county lost $1.2M in economic benefit when Green Ridge was closed.
That's outstanding! If the county lost that much I'd have think private business lost quite a bit too. Hopefully they are voicing their opinion loudly too!
Re: Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:30 pm
by BigBird
I
THINK that when they say the county lost $1.2M that means that the cumulative revenue loss of all the private businesses was $1.2M (BUT - I've been wrong before)
In any case this is a significant impact on an area as poor as that county!
Re: Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:40 am
by Rut Row
BigBird wrote:I
THINK that when they say the county lost $1.2M that means that the cumulative revenue loss of all the private businesses was $1.2M (BUT - I've been wrong before)
In any case this is a significant impact on an area as poor as that county!
and that was for an 18-mile loop. I wonder what the ratio of revenue per mile would be for say 100 or 200 miles of trails.
Re: Hatfield/McCoy in MD
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:14 am
by BigBird