So when all of this goes through, I think it would be really fun for all of the loggers who work during the week should get boats and start guiding. Talk about exploiting the op....

Let us locals have our say here ( not just here, but on this . Please don't manage our lands from across the state. I work at the forks hospital and there is talk about laying off 40 people ( not sure how many of you have been to fch, but a layoff of 40 people would be devestating). The hospital receives tax dollars right off the top of timber products sold from our area. Who remembers the logger on the old thrifty paper bags? Do you think a decrease in logging would affect them? Then there are all of the dnr layoffs and budget cuts. Logging truly is the lifeblood of our town, and whether or not you think it takes away from the beauty of our peninsula, that is for us to say not people who see it twice a year when they come kill our fish.

Believe me, we know how pretty it is here; that's why we live here. The eternal argument of economy over preservation always boils down to appropriate and responsible management. Is the land that is up for sale already logged? If not is it second growth that has proven that it is in fact renewable, or is it old growth that could not be logged because nobody has the equipment to log it anymore? Is it timber that is not merchantable because of state regulations in place (Rmzs)? How will this deal improve my community? Once again, let's think about who should have A say?