12-05-2007, 03:33 AM
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Darl, as a person who has gone nose to nose with the USATA on the mainland, I will both personally and professionally say that I commend you for what you are doing. Every successful solution has always started with someone willing to open a dialogue like this. Rational thinking and rational understanding wins out over rabid rhetoric every time.
Do you think that a sit down with calmer residents who can apply common sense to the discussion is a possibility? I'm not talking about a gang up on you, nor a summit to solve the problem, but just a get together for each side to start talking. No government, no groups, no causes, - just two opposing sides of an issue talking.
YES - This is being discussed. We think it would be a great idea to have an informal meeting. The relationships we develope in this process will directly effect the final outcome. We have had meetings before but did not take advantage of a forum such as this to keep the dialouge going. I would be happy to attend, after the first of the year would be best as I am still preoccupied with training.
Edited by - darl on 12/05/2007 08:00:22