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From:Benjamin Potter >
Sent:Monday, November
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Trail use after dark in SLO
To Whom it may Concern,
I am an avid hiker and mountain biker and I believe strongly in allowing utilization of our open spaces both during and
after daylight hours. In the winter months, restricting trail use after sundown eliminates the possibility of enjoying these
areas after work, and in the summer months, hiking or biking after dark is a unique and exciting experience that we are
currently depriving our populace of.
I personally do not believe in any restrictions placed on open space use, so the proposal of extending use to 8:30 pm is a
step in the right direction, but still leaves in place an unnecessary restriction. There is no valid reason to prevent night
hiking/biking. In my opinion SLO is simply giving in to some NIMBY attitudes of personnel located close to trailheads.
Nightlife is not appreciably disturbed by hikers or bikers, and we already have noise ordinances and other laws on the
books that prevent excessive disturbances in these areas at night.
Please consider my views as a SLO resident and voting trail user. Put the responsibility of safe and reasonable use in the
hands of the hiker/biker and remove these unnecessary overreaches of the SLO government.
Thank you,
Ben Potter
463 Junipero Way
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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