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User Info	Cheryl and Emerald - EFFORTS PAY OFF entered at 2005-03-25 19:17:31
Cb Posts: 5 Registered: 2005-03-25	Hey, Cool about the news. Working to open the site this year is better than not willing to open it at all. It seems that you might want to thank Mike Poucher. He wrote the letters and by working in the system was able to get results. The petition you mention was not started until 12/29. The letters were dated Jan 6th. I don't think they had as much influence as Mike's efforts. I did not send nor sign a petition because I felt that efforts had not fully been explored with the management of the DEP. I felt that 'forcing the state to open the site' was ill advised. I didn't find out until your post that a small group had continued to keep in touch with the DEP and continued to negotiate with them. Outside pressure to me would have been less than helpfull. I personally believe that sights are opened through a willingness of managers and owners of sites to work with indiviual cave divers and group representatives. I hope that future efforts can be co-ordinated by Mike and the group currently working with the Park System without too much over enthusiastic outside interference. 2005-03-25 19:17:31