I read this article about how the Barstow sherrif's station (not the BLM) will be receiving $97,000 for 2 new dual sport bikes, a Chevy Tahoe, and a Rhino to "enforce off-highway vehicle rules". BTW, this is NOT money from your Dumont entrance fees. It is state money from registration fees for OHV's.
I don't mean to start another about how our fee money is spent because this is different since it is state money, not user fees. My question is, rather, why doesn't Dumont (or the Barstow BLM) get grant money like this? Also why don't they (the state of CA) use the money for more rescue vehicles instead? Seems like money better spent to me. You guys remember this thread right?--> click
I just don't get it. Dumont gets it's funding cut, but then they (state of CA) go and give all that grant money to the Sherrif's department to buy those vehicles to patrol areas and write tickets.
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/ohv_287...nforcement.html