I was happy to see that the Friends had submitted a proposal to operate the C&TS for the 2006 season. I am wondering though what is different about this proposal from what happened in 2000? It seemed like the Friends had the same opportunity to be in the driver’s seat but moved away from direct oversight by shifting management responsibilities over time to the RGRPC who were not directly accountable to the Friends BOD. Having the Friends in charge would seem to make a lot of sense and would hopefully keep the historical aspects of the RR front and center in daily operations and marketing. What is the best course of action for those of us wanting to support the Friends proposal with the Commission? i.e. letter writing, phone call, etc. as the decision on an operator between the Friends proposal and Iowa Pacific’s proposal is only 6 days from today.
Rod Jensen
P.S. I need individual addresses for each commissioner if available.