city,s approval

[greg meintjes]

On Monday the city of Key West gave us the go ahead to plan and remove one of the poles in our riding area.The pole that we are going to remove is the one that sits second from the East and is the one that most people agree will open up the largest area for us, this pole is also in the area where the water is a little deeper compared to some of the other areas, which makes it safer to ride and jump in. We will still have the other poles to contend with, so please pay attention to them but, one less obstacle means one less problem. To everyone that has given their help and support organising this ,thank you , it is appreciated, if anyone else that I and the other kiters did not manage to contact and would also like to be involved or help out, you can call me at (305) 407 6748

Greg

[ricki]

Originally Posted by greg meintjes

On Monday the city of Key West gave us the go ahead to plan and remove one of the poles in our riding area.The pole that we are going to remove is the one that sits second from the East and is the one that most people agree will open up the largest area for us, this pole is also in the area where the water is a little deeper compared to some of the other areas, which makes it safer to ride and jump in. We will still have the other poles to contend with, so please pay attention to them but, one less obstacle means one less problem. To everyone that has given their help and support organising this ,thank you , it is appreciated, if anyone else that I and the other kiters did not manage to contact and would also like to be involved or help out, you can call me at (305) 407 6748

Greg

Way to go Greg! Excellent job, guys have been talking about yanking out a pole more years.

[greg meintjes]

Thanks RickI, since we first started kiting here the most common wish from the locals and visitors was how to get rid of those poles, now that we have a much larger kiting community and the fact that the amount of kiters visiting the Keys is growing, the city has been very receptive to the few requests we have made. Once again I would like to thank everyone who has helped with this, as it could not have been done without your support.

Greg

[conchxpress]

Kudos Greg - That's the one that tried to eat my kite - and a lot of others, I'm sure. Maybe we could have a pagan pole burning party. Just don't invite the nudists. We should get them to save the sign, we'll all sign it and post it on the beach. Or at least get a picture with it. It would be something to post when they build the Tiki hut ----- in another 5 years!!!

I couldn't find anything good on the forecasts for the Memorial weekend holiday.

[greg meintjes]

Thanks Frank, just looked at the forecast and there is no wind for a few days, when I met with the city I did ask if we could get a BBQ grill but they were not too enthusiastic about that idea due to the mess that is generated from the coals, we could ask them again at a later date, as for a tiki hut, who knows, but, the reason that the city has given us the go ahead to pull the pole ourselves is that the city does not have the budget set aside for this project. Nor do we, however one of the riders has a contact at a marine salvage company that has offered to do the job for us free of charge.
Let me know when you are flying down again.

[conchxpress]

They don't have the budgeted funds to take the pole out, but the one commissioners wife can run up a tab of a couple hundred thousand dollars on the city's credit card, and it looks like she's going to get away with it. Maybe we could ask her for a loan. As for the grill, I saw one of those solar grills in the sidewalk bazaar on one saturday outside of Paul's "Help Yourself". As long as the sun's out, the burgers are sizzlin', and no mess to contribute to the already "pristine" Smathers environment.

Do you think the city would mind if by mistake the marine company took out both those poles closest to the jetty? Why should they care if they're not going to pay for it.