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Can anyone provide an update as to what's going on at the SBH. I have avoided it for the past few weeks because it was a real mess last time I was there. No shuttle, launching and retrieving from which ever ramp you want and parking was a mess. Has the situation improved or am I better off just skipping it and heading to SP?
Last wk. Friday was the same, on shuttle ,ramps the same, pick & choose what ever. Do not park in the A or B lot or you will be ticketed unless you have a handy cap sticker.
Boycott !!!
I think this is what the new guy wants. I talked to a charter captain that use to keep his boat there & he was told " the new guy doesn't want him there & he doesn't want us who trailer our boats because he doesn't make any money off of us because we just come & go & don't spend any money". He really doesn't like us old timers that have a free pass. He wants a " Yacht club" to make money off the slip holders, he is there to make money.Quote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
Maybe a little tar n feathering is in order?
Still have not seen a shuttle at all........ and the launches are just pick which ever you want....
Heard yesterday that the new operator is going to have the ramps removed from the marina after this year and the state is going to build new ramps next to the SBH on state owned land. Can anyone confirm this?
I haven't heard that but it might be a good thing. I have heard that they might move them into the s/w corner opposite the fish cleaning station. They wouldn't have to screw with any new breakwalls if they put them inside that corner. In feel that would be a good place. We could launch there & be right there to park & wouldn't need a shuttle. All just hear say, & jmo.
They just need to can this jackass and send him packing back to Tennessee! The state owns the harbor and land. He's just leasing! I still don't understand how this guy is allowed to come in and mess everything up when nfta ran the harbor just fine. This moron shouldve just followed suit
I believe he has a 25 yr. lease & has to make some type of improvements within the first 5 yrs. I also heard that the state land only starts at the fish cleaning station & goes south from there across the parking lot. (again hear say)Quote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
Contact informationQuote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/timothy-kennedy/contact
http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/marc-panepinto/contact
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Sean-Ryan/contact/
http://www2.erie.gov/grant/
http://higgins.house.gov/contact
Maybe we should all send letters & e-mails to our reps. The STWA. would start up a form letter & all the members would copy it & send it out. That's how we got rid of the gill nets years ago. Maybe that would help to straighten this new guy out. I already called Higgins, Hoyt, & Kennedy & voiced my opinion about the $5 parking fee & the mess at the SBH launches. I mentioned that the old system worked well & how the new guy was/is screwing everything up. I was at the sbh the other day & saw the signs in lot B said now you can park cars & trailers in it. What's up, they are playing head games with us!
I'm thinking he just needs an old fashioned ass kicking! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by lineman49
As previously said it appears you can now use B lot for parking your trailer. This is a good thing but now it appears this trend has started to park your trailer diagonal across three parking spaces. If your trailer is too big for the spot wouldn't you guys think the courteous thing to do is to park in D lot? Once one person parks like that it kind of forces everybody else to do the same and then the lot can only accomodate 1/3 the number of trailers that it can hold. JMO.
I saw that too, don't understand why people are not parking between the lines like always done before. Maybe they came from Tenn. with the new guy & don't know what the lines are for!? Sure makes one wonder what the hell is going on ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Crowley
they want everybody to park on an angle facing the lake is what they said on their facebook page
thats true
its ture, safe harbor is just a vendorQuote:
Originally Posted by lineman49
I like many others have avoided the SBH. I did launch there Monday evening after work, not much boat traffic. People where launching and retrieving wherever they wanted too. The good news is you can park your trailer in lot B. Still no trailer parking in lot A and no shuttle for when lot B fills up. Good for during the week but I bet come the holiday weekend all the idiots and @sses will make it unbearable.Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRod
and its gonna be a beautiful weekend get in the water early and get out early
FYI, Sounds like things may start running a bit smoother at the SBH. Thanks to the SBH org. & some of the members. They had a meeting & walk thru today with the new guy (Dave Signs) & worked out a few things. New parking system, launch & retrieval set up, new signage posted.
they also start a shuttle pick up if you parked in d lot
They have raised the launch fee to $8.00 and will have a shuttle running on weekends and holidays. The ramps are still a disaster. I went down a few weeks ago, had the ramps to myself. I pulled up onto the apron to change my lines from one side to the other. A guy came in and put his boat right on the dock and ramp I was about to launch from. Having someone down there to make people launch and retrieve at the appropriate ramps would smooth things out a little. Yesterday another guy was tying the whole boat down while he was still on the ramp. I try to launch at around 5 AM when it is still quiet down there.
to whom it may concern, The people that load the boat & tie it down on the ramp are inconsiderate (imo)! When launching, Get it ready before you get to the ramp & when coming out, load it get out of the way & tie it down else where!
Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY, Inc. shared a group.
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Here is the link to the Save Our Harbor page that Scott Callen spoke of at the meeting tonight.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6131...?ref=bookmarks