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Originally Posted by GPER
I have had the CJ at Richland Furnace and was thinking about staying on the furnace side, I haven't been there in a few years.
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All the talk above about closing roads and paying attorney fees was about this area. This area is no longer "open" to the public. The township roads that criss-crossed the land have been officially vacated (i.e. no longer a legal public road), and gates have been put up to keep people out.
OMTA had been in discussion with the previous landowner about acquiring the land through state grants over a couple year period and he was interested, however he passed away before a deal could be struck and his kids who inherited the land just wanted a quick buck and didn't want to wait for the grants to come through (there is a lot more to the story, but you get the idea).
The land was bought by a lumber company that was completely opposed to any off-roading activity in the area, and therefore petitioned the local government to go through the legal process of officialling vacating the roads. OMTA coordinated the legal opposition to this.
Unfortunately this area was a great place to ride, plus when it was open there were two areas within 10 minutes of a nice campground to go wheelin' so you could make it a long weekend.