What does your comment have to do with the town being denied access to their water supply sites and the ability to repair damage to the system that collects and transports the water to the town, by the federal government? Nothing.
I grew up in Arizona and have been to Tombstone many times. Much of their revenue is from tourists coming to see the OK Corral and Boothill Cemetery and other old west sites in and around the town proper. The eastern elitists in the federal bureaucracy have decided to overplay their hands when it comes to the western states again. They have decided that these townsfolk must not use anything but hand tools like shovels to restore the water system in the rugged Huachuca Mountains when large boulders and rocky terrain dictates that some heavy equipment must be used. When they deny the use of even wheelbarrows, it is obvious the Forest Service have sided with the radical environmentalists and not the human beings that pay taxes and live there.
This is perfect example of why the western states are starting to stand up to the eastern Washington DC federal government’s over-the-top regulations and intrusiveness into the very places they live and could manage themselves. I wish Tombstone and the Goldwater Institute good luck in taking back their water rights from the federal government which have stolen them.
This is an excellent example of an overbearing government. From a post I made a few days back, quoting an much older article:
“When asked in an interview why the Wilderness Act did not compel the U.S. Forest Service to block the city of Tombstone, Nick Dranias responded, “The Wilderness Act is subsequent to Tombstone’s rights. Tombstone has had these rights since 1881, and they are extremely well documented. The Wilderness Act explicitly says that it is subject to existing rights. Not only that, but the Forest Service manual says that customary uses and mechanized equipment can continue to be used under the Wilderness Act. In the past, they routinely allowed them to repair these water lines. In 1977 the lines were washed out, and they went in and repaired them. In 1993 the lines were washed out, and they went in and repaired them. In 2000 to 2001 they made repairs involving welding and the use of backhoes. This is the first time ever that the Forest Service has cited the Wilderness Act to block customary access to property rights that date back to 1881.”...
...There has been very little response outside of Tombstone itself from Federal elected officials. Tombstone is located in CD 8, formerly represented by Gabrielle Giffords. When asked if the interim office staff would respond to a request for help from, say, the mayor of Tombstone, a CD 8 representative said, “We can’t get involved in taking any positions until there is a new representative.” Raul Grijalva’s office did not return a telephone inquiry. Rep. Jeff Flake, from a congressional district to the north, did write a letter to the Forest Service demanding an explanation.”
Bravo
Amen! Praying for them in my part of the state.
I agree and support your points about water rights and the Feds. Sorry if my “Tombstone is quaint but dumpy” comment offended anybody.
Didn’t need to be said...