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,L.A. County Supervisor calls dirt riders "renegades" LOS AN G E L ES, CA, MAR. 25 It') Efforts to fund off-road veh icle re creati on a re as within L o s Angeles County have met with roadblocks thrown up by member s o f th e co u nt y' s boa rd o f superv isors. In a March 6 letter to th e Ca li forn ia State Department o f P arks a n d R ec reati on Off-Hi gh w a y Mot or Vehicl e R ecr ea ti on c o m m is si o n (O H MV R ), Fifth Distri ct Su perv isor Mich ael D. Antonovic h o p posed proposed esta blish me nt o f a n OR V park in Mill Ca nyon nea r Act on, Ca li for ni a , ch aracte ri zing o ff-road ride rs as " .. . ren egade m otorcycl e ga ngs . . ." p rone to " , . . wanton d isr egard of pe rsona l a nd prope rty righ ts . . . in flicted upon th eir comm u n ity. " In a J anuary 3 1 letter to O HMVR Com miss io ne r Ed Wal dh eim , Firs t Distri ct Supervisor Pe ter F. Sch a ba rum revea led th at th ree O R V area p ro j ects were p roposed in hi s d istr ict alo ne , a nd th at a ll had been " . . . withd ra wn beca use o f co mmun ity oppo· . sition ... But theact ions o f o ne o f Antonovic h's a id es a t a recent public m eeting suggest th at gatheri ng o f publ ic co m ment o n p ro posed OR V p roj ects is o ne-sided a n d aimed to d iscred it th e leg itimat e inter est s o f ORV enthusiasts. The a ide in question a tten de d a m eeting ca lled by th e Act on Homeowner s's Associ ation regarding th e p roposed Mill Can yon Off-Ro ad Vehicle area. A t the meet ing, h omeowner s o p posing esta blis h me nt o f th e a rea cla imed that th e OR VS would ca use noi se a nd dust poll ution eve n th ough th e cl osest h ome is located ov er five miles from the p ro posed area . And a fte r hea r in g th ose in cr edibl e clai ms, Aruon ovi ch 's aide as ked, " How ma ny peop le her e are ag ai nst this p roj ect?" T he res pon se, predict a bly, was entirely neg ative, a nd th e aide reported to Antonov ich tha t " the co m m u n ity" opposed th e p roject. In a lett er to the U. S. Forest Service , An to novich sa id th at the h omeow n ers' claims o f pot ential noise a n d dust p ollution -.: at a d istance o f ove r five mi les - we re legi tima te. Accord in g to Ca lifornia Off-Road Veh icl e Associa tio n Vice Presid ent Donneua E, Ca rnagey. ORV enth u siasts o u traged by Antono vich' s c haracteriza tions a nd the lopsid ed gatherin g o f " co m m u n ity" in put by su perviso rs shou ld co ntact th e involved su pervisors. "Firs t, if yo u live in Los Angeles Cou nty, ca ll a nd v isit Supervisor Antono vich a t h is o ffice in the H all o f Admin ist ration , Ro om 869. 500 W. T em pl e St . Los Angeles, CA 900 12, 2 13/974-5555 ," said Carnagey . .. Let h im kn ow by yo ur interest a nd actions th at yo u take serio us excep tio n to bein g port ra yed as an u ndesi rable by h im a nd h is sta ff. "If vo u live o u t of the co u m v, w r ite a nd or ca ll th e Bo a rd o f Supervisors o f the Co u nty of Los Angeles a t 856 H all o f Admi nistrati o n , Los An gel es , CA 900 12. Let them kn ow that a n O RV recr eati o n a rea is need ed in Los An geles Co unt y, a nd that O R V project d ecisions sho u ld no t be turn ed in to a po pu la rity co n test with OR V people being port ray ed as villain s by th eir elec ted representatives." Read ers wi shing to g et a ctivel y invo lved in the battle for o ff-road r ig h ts ca n contact CO R VA and Carnagey at 3472 Birdsong Ave., Tho usa nd O a ks , CA 91360 or by ca ll ing 805/493-1680. 00 0") ..... o ..... ~ ..... ..... $.< 0- ~ BASS TICKETS OR (916) 395-2277 - - - - - - - - - MA I L HOWE AVE. BOX OFFICE - (916) 920-11 21 925 H ow e Av e., Sacr amento. Cal ifornia 95825 O RD ER TI CKET FO A M Tur1 Club Seats Box Seats - -- - - -- - --1 at S25.OO each , t $17 .50 each , t 115 .00 each at 112.50 each Reserved Grancts.tands Reserv ed B~hers (Gener al Admission SlO .OOon s.a~at Box Otticeon night of raceonl)'.) Enclosed is my c:heck tor , _ Pleaseenclose a self addreued stamped envek>pe along with cashier's check or money order (no personal check) pa)'a~e to: HOWE AVE BOX OFFICE • 925 Howe Ave., Sacramento, Calif. 95825 . Nome Add,... Phone Cit, State _ Zip _ _ NHRA . GATORNATIONAIS Pizza John-Mafaro wheels his Pro-St ck SuzUki around o the best profess ional fie ld in the nati on to win the opening ro und of the NHRAseries. Ra ndy Mason on hisspanklngnew Kaw asaki ta kes the runner-up spat. Both riders rely on WEB-eAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS a nd va lve train components for win ning pawer and reliabllif\l Fact Is more rid ers used WEB-eAM com ponents . than all other bra nds com bine d. ~ you are Inte rested In a winning camshaft. contact us. Send $2 for the catal og or ca ll for the latest hot set-up for street. tra ck a nd off -road. PIZZA JOHN MAFARO 9