OPRC Meeting February 24

Ozarks Property Rights Congress Meeting
February 24 -7:00 p.m.-Hayloft Restaurant– Mountain Grove, Missouri
Come early if you care to eat as no food is allowed in the meeting room.

Much is happening with the proposed 13 County Ozarks Highland National Heritage Area and we will bring the updates to you at the meeting. It is getting down to crunch time to stop it. The 13 counties are Wright, Douglas, Ozark, Texas, Howell, Dent, Reynolds, Iron, Wayne, Carter, Ripley, Shannon, and Oregon

County Commissioners across the areas are becoming aware of the burdens this NHA will bring on their counties if it is allowed to become law. The National Park Service will bring their rules to bear on the counties through the local management entity who is pushing for this. If their rules are not accepted then funding will be withheld. Follow the money.

We need to stop this land control proposal, disguised as a “save the stories and heritage of the area” warm fuzzy thing. The West Plains Council on the Arts (the local management entity) has opened a comment period through March 5. The address is P.O. Box 339, West Plains, MO 65775. Email: [email protected] or call Matt Meacham at 417-372-3177. Remember, the only way there is a record of your comment, is if you put it in writing, either letter or email. We recommend that you also send copies to both MO Senators, Rep. JoAnn Emerson, the National Park Service director, and your state senator & representative. Also, let your County Commissioners that you don’t want any part of it.

 Thousands of dollars received by the Missouri Dept of Social Services, Family Support Division, from the Federal Stimulus funds have already been spent on this for Feasibility Studies, websites, and other NHA related things. How does this help disadvantaged families in our counties?

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