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We had a club ride at Stony Lonesome OHV in Bremen, AL this weekend and in speaking with the park I found out they are spearheading the ability to register and tag for street legal use SxS in the State of Alabama. If it goes through it will be a step forward for OHV use in the state and open thousands of acres of adjacent US Steel and Drummond coal land that is unsuitable for any use other than off-roading to a new use. This land was once “open” as outlaw trail systems 25+ years ago but as people accessed and explored it the wrong types of people caused a multitude of issues and the owners shut off the access that they had once turned a blind eye to.
This would mean parks and trail systems could spring up all over Central and North Alabama where these strip mines once were. There are 100’s of thousands of acres of land that these companies still own that they are trying to get rid of all over the northern half of the state where the geology is favorable for limestone, marble, coal, iron, and natural gas production, and even a few gold mines that have long since stopped producing. It’s not all contiguous and would require riding pavement between access which is why this legislation is so key.
This would bring revenue to small towns and poorer areas of the state in much the same way it has in the other Appalachian states that once relied on mining and oil/gas. The ability to ride into town to get gas, food, even shop would be of great benefit to these areas. Lodging, food, and retail could begin to boost the economy in small towns all over the state.
This ability to make a SxS street legal could make Alabama a step closer to what other Appalachian states have already done.
Please contact your representatives in Montgomery to get them on board. I will be sending out letters this week and making phone calls.
This would mean parks and trail systems could spring up all over Central and North Alabama where these strip mines once were. There are 100’s of thousands of acres of land that these companies still own that they are trying to get rid of all over the northern half of the state where the geology is favorable for limestone, marble, coal, iron, and natural gas production, and even a few gold mines that have long since stopped producing. It’s not all contiguous and would require riding pavement between access which is why this legislation is so key.
This would bring revenue to small towns and poorer areas of the state in much the same way it has in the other Appalachian states that once relied on mining and oil/gas. The ability to ride into town to get gas, food, even shop would be of great benefit to these areas. Lodging, food, and retail could begin to boost the economy in small towns all over the state.
This ability to make a SxS street legal could make Alabama a step closer to what other Appalachian states have already done.
Please contact your representatives in Montgomery to get them on board. I will be sending out letters this week and making phone calls.
