Comments on: No More Baxter’s Hollow? http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-more-baxters-hollow Community, Nature, Travel in South Central Wisconsin, Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Susan Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:29:03 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-7 Oops - that should be "town of Baraboo" in last sentence, not "TNC" :-) Oops – that should be “town of Baraboo” in last sentence, not “TNC” :-)

]]> By: Susan http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Susan Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:37:11 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-6 Sheesh! Whatever happened to "Use at your own risk"?? This is not a theme park or a public pool with lifeguards everpresent - it's a little piece of nature carefully preserved by the few for the enjoyment of all. Seems you folks south of the border have the same issues as we do with the whole "fault/responsibility" thing...don't know if there's a good solution to it, but that taken by your TNC doesn't seem to be it! Good luck Sheesh! Whatever happened to “Use at your own risk”?? This is not a theme park or a public pool with lifeguards everpresent – it’s a little piece of nature carefully preserved by the few for the enjoyment of all. Seems you folks south of the border have the same issues as we do with the whole “fault/responsibility” thing…don’t know if there’s a good solution to it, but that taken by your TNC doesn’t seem to be it! Good luck

]]> By: DaveO http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-5 DaveO Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:21:24 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-5 Before I figured out that the private sector fit my temperament and ambition more closely, I reported to a county board and dealt with town boards within the county as well as the state legislature. If you think that the US Congress is short sighted, narrow minded, and focused on short term self interest, keep in mind that only the strongest and smartest salmon make it upstream to spawn. Swimming around in the lower pools, bumping their heads into rocks and attempting to muster enough brain power to eat, breathe, and defecate, are the great masses of salmon. This is the pool that furnishes town board members, usually because no one else wants to run or some single issue pissed them off and then obsessed them to the point of distraction. In that context, biting the hand that feeds them makes complete sense. Check out the knuckleheads on the Town of Russell board and Bayfield Co board using suspiciously similiar logic up in northern Wisconsin. http://www.committeeforresponsiblelanduse.com/ Before I figured out that the private sector fit my temperament and ambition more closely, I reported to a county board and dealt with town boards within the county as well as the state legislature. If you think that the US Congress is short sighted, narrow minded, and focused on short term self interest, keep in mind that only the strongest and smartest salmon make it upstream to spawn. Swimming around in the lower pools, bumping their heads into rocks and attempting to muster enough brain power to eat, breathe, and defecate, are the great masses of salmon. This is the pool that furnishes town board members, usually because no one else wants to run or some single issue pissed them off and then obsessed them to the point of distraction. In that context, biting the hand that feeds them makes complete sense. Check out the knuckleheads on the Town of Russell board and Bayfield Co board using suspiciously similiar logic up in northern Wisconsin. http://www.committeeforresponsiblelanduse.com/

]]> By: Michael J. Smith http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Michael J. Smith Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:52:24 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-4 I find it a little bit ironic that the town doesn't want the tax payers to have to pay the bill, when it is the tax payers who are using the services. It is the tax payers who are using and enjoying TNC lands and it is the tax payers who get in trouble and need those emergency services. It isn't the fault of the TNC if you get lost or hurt. The emergency services are paid for by the people, and business in the area for the benefit of all of those people, businesses and visitors. Not a good move on the part of the town. I find it a little bit ironic that the town doesn’t want the tax payers to have to pay the bill, when it is the tax payers who are using the services. It is the tax payers who are using and enjoying TNC lands and it is the tax payers who get in trouble and need those emergency services. It isn’t the fault of the TNC if you get lost or hurt. The emergency services are paid for by the people, and business in the area for the benefit of all of those people, businesses and visitors.

Not a good move on the part of the town.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Bryan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:29:56 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-3 Incredibly short sighted move by the town. For an area that is dependent completely on tourism for its livelihood, it's a bit surprising. And not only that, it takes away from the value of visiting Devil's Lake State Park. Plus, it takes away individual responsibility and any notion of a collected America good. Incredibly short sighted move by the town. For an area that is dependent completely on tourism for its livelihood, it’s a bit surprising. And not only that, it takes away from the value of visiting Devil’s Lake State Park. Plus, it takes away individual responsibility and any notion of a collected America good.

]]> By: Bo Mackison http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/no-more-baxters-hollow/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Bo Mackison Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:26:14 +0000 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=644#comment-2 How terribly short sighted to try to bill non-profits who are actually working for the benefit of all for emergencies. Sauk County - or any county for that matter - can ill afford to be so short sighted and narrow minded. How terribly short sighted to try to bill non-profits who are actually working for the benefit of all for emergencies. Sauk County – or any county for that matter – can ill afford to be so short sighted and narrow minded.

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