01-28-2013, 09:18 PM
[quote flygoddess]But again, be polite. They can get pissed too if we press them the wrong way.[/quote]
Agreed. Diplomacy and reason will be than persuasive than
demands.
The Utah Stream Access Coalition has proposed a reasonable compromise intended to prevent folks from wandering up irrigation ditches onto private property and then arguing that it is a public waterway.
This should be viewed the same as a road right-of-way that passes over private property -- you can drive over it, but if you get off the road, you are trespassing.
Unfortunately, some folks have given the property owners valid arguments that fishermen and rafters trespass and litter or vandalize private property.
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Agreed. Diplomacy and reason will be than persuasive than
demands. The Utah Stream Access Coalition has proposed a reasonable compromise intended to prevent folks from wandering up irrigation ditches onto private property and then arguing that it is a public waterway.
This should be viewed the same as a road right-of-way that passes over private property -- you can drive over it, but if you get off the road, you are trespassing.
Unfortunately, some folks have given the property owners valid arguments that fishermen and rafters trespass and litter or vandalize private property.
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