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News and Information
Updated 08/20/2008 10:54:32 PM
8/20/08: Trading
Post Update
8/18/08:
National Hunting and Fishing Day Pictures added to our Photos
page.
8/5/08:
CAPE HATTERAS UPDATE
ATTENTION
All Officers, Directors, and up to date members. Board
of Directors Meetings.
Every
second Monday of the month at 6:30 PM
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Where
have we been?
What are
we doing?
Eric
Paulson #1665
I’d like to take a moment to say hello and thank you for your
support by electing me to this position.
I’d like to start off by saying that we’ve had a difficult
first half of 2008. Due to
serious illness, the membership function has lagged behind.
I believe the worst has past and Terri is well on her way to
recovery. That also affected
publication of this newsletter. That
being said I look forward to regaining our momentum.
NJBBA is an active participant in the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore Recreation Area access issues.
In June through July we ran a fund raiser that raised over $12,000
for OBPA / CHAPA for their legal fund
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New Jersey
, your association was involved in the ordinance change in
Long Beach
Township
to restrict beach vehicle access. That
ordinance was tabled. The
Borough of Stone Harbor apparently backed away from a plan to turn the
Point area into a bird sanctuary that would have banned beach vehicles and
restricted pedestrian access. NJBBA
sent a letter to Commissioner Jackson of the NJDEP voicing our opposition
to the proposal by several municipalities to have the public banned from
jetty access due to safety concerns. Commissioner
Jackson told a group including JCAA, NJSFSC and NJOA members that that
would never happen.
NJBBA is an active member of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance, NJOA.
Formed in 2007 to fight for sportsmen’s rights during the fall
election it has gone on to hire a lobbyist in
Trenton
to further the sportsmen’s voice in the legislature.
NJBBA is a member of the council.
See
our 2008 calendar. There are
many worthwhile activities planned for this year.
They include beach clean-ups, HOFNOD youth events, Disabled
Veterans fishing outings, free ASAC tournament fishing, Hunting &
Fishing Day, our 30th Great Fall Classic, Presidents Cup and
our member fishing contests and pool.
Your board is active in state and national organizations to further
support our rights to access and resources.
They include New Jersey Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, New
Jersey Outdoor Alliance, UMS, United Four Wheel Drive Association and ASAC
to name a few.
Look for changes to our website.
It is undergoing a face lift. As
it’s a “work in progress” it will change from
tim
e to
tim
e. Check in often.
Tight
Lines,
Eric
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