Trump Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer

[Wildabeest]

Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer

The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.

www.notus.org

 

[Hammsolo]

No

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Might as well just build a private air strip in the park

 

[jimh406]

Fake news. The article doesn't even support the title.

 

[406dn]

Fake news. The article doesn't even support the title.

My take on this is that it is a proposed land swap. I cannot think of one good reason why it is in the public interest to trade away a part of Yosemite. This is a nakedly obvious proposed trade to enrich a land developer.

 

[Sytes]

A good article that goes into further review of the allegation, Gov response to inquiry, and Gov's ability, etc... :

Can the President Give Away Land Inside Yosemite National Park?

A bombshell report on Friday alleges the National Park Service of trying to execute a land exchange inside Yosemite National Park for a private road. The Interior Department calls the story “simply untrue.”

www.outsideonline.com

 

[Wyoming270]

Wait until you guys go to yellow stone and find out every single accomodation is operated by private contractors who make their own rules.

 

[jimh406]

A good article that goes into further review of the allegation,

They said it was untrue.

 

[jimh406]

Wait until you guys go to yellow stone and find out every single accomodation is operated by private contractors who make their own rules.

Fwiw, there are vendors all over parks/national forests as well as private property.

AFAIK, all ski areas are privately run.

 

[Wyoming270]

Fwiw, there are vendors all over parks/national forests as well as private property.

AFAIK, all ski areas are privately run.

Sure are

 

[Hem]

You two^ would be good roommates.

 

[JEFF1960]

I am aware of three other attempts to request an easement or land swap involving the Park and Hazel Green Ranch, all of which were denied.

 

[INMT]

Wait until you guys go to yellow stone and find out every single accomodation is operated by private contractors who make their own rules.

They’re operating campgrounds and lodges that are on federal land that were generally built by the NPS long ago. Not private property.

And they definitely don’t make their own rules. They are operating on contracts that are put out for bid on average every 10 years.

There are NPS employees that oversee the contracts, do multiple assessments a season, and hold them accountable to the contracts that are signed when they win the bid.

Not at all comparable to running a private sector business on your own property. Nor is it comparable to buying a property surrounded by a National Park and then trying to build a new road through a National Park.

 

[Wyoming270]

They’re operating campgrounds and lodges that are on federal land that were generally built by the NPS long ago. Not private property.

And they definitely don’t make their own rules. They are operating on contracts that are put out for bid on average every 10 years.

There are NPS employees that oversee the contracts, do multiple assessments a season, and hold them accountable to the contracts that are signed when they win the bid.

Not at all comparable to running a private sector business on your own property. Nor is it comparable to buying a property surrounded by a National Park and then trying to build a new road through a National Park.

Try going onto one of those campgrounds when they are full of reservations with only 3 sites used to simply look at what is open, you will understand why i say they run it like private land.

 

[INMT]

Try going onto one of those campgrounds when they are full of reservations with only 3 sites used to simply look at what is open, you will understand why i say they run it like private land.

Not sure what you’re trying to say.

 

[JEFF1960]

Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer

The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.

www.notus.org

I believe the authority to give away or trade public lands rests with Congress alone, and that the President does not have the power to make those decisions independently.
Another concern is the large amount of lodging development outside Yosemite, which appears to be placing additional pressure on the park by increasing visitor volume and contributing to overcrowding. If that trend continues, it could eventually make a reservation system necessary to manage access and protect the visitor experience

 

[Wildabeest]

I believe the authority to give away or trade public lands rests with Congress alone, and that the President does not have the power to make those decisions independently.

Same could be said of foreign wars and myriad other things, but that’s not stopping this guy.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Same could be said of foreign wars and myriad other things, but that’s not stopping this guy.

^^This^^
And how many other things has he done that are illegal, can only be approved by congress or against our Constitution and the Supreme court ultimately rules in his favor?