[SDCBC] Viejas Reservation Closed to Cyclists?

[Carl Ebert III]

They closed Browns Road
Carl
On May 3, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Thomas Reynolds wrote:

> Mike,
>
> Please let us know when/if they get back to you.
>
> It's strange because there is a marked bike lane right in front of the
> Casino, Viejas used to (maybe still does) sponsor a bicycle racing
> team, and they were sponsors of the Alpine Challenge, run last
> weekend, which goes right in front of their casino.
>
> Tom
>
> On 5/3/07, Mike Berry <mberry2 at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I have sent email and left a phone message with the Viejas Community
>> Relations office. Let's see what their response is and what we can do 
>> to
>> work with the tribe to remedy the situation (if their truly is a 
>> situation)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Berry
>>
>> www.sandiegocenturyriders.com
>>
>> "We proceeded on"
>>
>>           Lewis and Clark, 1805
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>>
>> From: serge.issakov at gmail.com [mailto:serge.issakov at gmail.com] On 
>> Behalf Of
>> Serge Issakov
>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:11 AM
>> To: Tom Lettington
>> Cc: Mike Berry; Sdcbc
>> Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Viejas Reservation Closed to Cyclists?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> It might feel the same, but this is very different from a situation 
>> where a
>> local government restricts cyclists right-of-way by banning cyclists 
>> on some
>> public road.  On their reservation, we are guests.
>>
>> I suggest that anyone who writes to Viejas express dismay with the 
>> decision
>> to ban cyclists in the context of understanding and showing respect 
>> for the
>> fact that it's their land and they have the right to make this 
>> decision.
>>
>> Serge
>>
>>
>> On 5/3/07, Tom Lettington <tlettington at san.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Do you have a suggested email address where I can go to tell the 
>> Viejas
>> Tribal Council that this cyclist will plan no further visits to their 
>> Casino
>> and Outlet Center.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 06:29 AM 5/3/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In the Union Tribune today there was a letter to the editor from Ted 
>> Smith
>> of Alpine that stated that the
>> Viejas Tribal Council had closed the reservation to cyclists. Citing 
>> that
>> unsafe motorist's created a liability
>> for the tribe.
>>
>> Viejas Grade is a favorite of local cyclists and It would be a shame 
>> to not
>> have it available to riders. As circumstances
>> Would have it, the century riders  have a club ride scheduled this 
>> weekend
>> that includes Viejas Grade.
>>
>> Mike Berry
>> www.sandiegocenturyriders.com
>> " We proceeded on"
>>           Lewis and Clark, 1805
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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