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lindsey
Columbia, MO
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this is absolutely insane.
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Dana
Columbia, MO
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Why would they do that? Shouldn't they keep it as a National Forest?
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Supercop
Columbia, MO
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Thats not insane if you think about it. Most rural counties depend on property tax to pay bills and if the state owns 80% of land in a county that dont leave much for the county to get by on because the state dont pay property tax.
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Dana
Columbia, MO
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It is all thanks to our president
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rob
Hayward, CA
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the should keep there cotting picking HANDS OFF IT!!!!
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Brian
Kansas City, MO
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Unfortunately money is the motivator in way too many people.
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John
Saint Louis, MO
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I don't think they should but you know bureaucrats even if we elect them they don't do what we want they just do what will benefit them in DC & the power elite .... Our first screwup was Blunt now we'll have to deal with this.
write to DC and tell them NO 9 or at least not so much of it.
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Margaret
Bowie, TX
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I believe that the Japanese own most of our national forrests now. I know that they own Bamff up in Canada, too. Can anyone confirm this. It may be our only product left to export.
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Mary - x Mid-MO native
Ballwin, MO
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Margaret wrote: I believe that the Japanese own most of our national forrests now. I know that they own Bamff up in Canada, too. Can anyone confirm this. It may be our only product left to export. In Missouri at least, it is not allowed for foreign ownership in large tracts of farm land. I am not sure how forested land would relate to that.
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Tom- Dora MO Transplant
Midland, MI
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I moved to the Ozarks for the forests within them. I intend to live the rest of my life in them. They may have to carry me out.
I have written to both our US senators and requested they look into the matter. The sale of the property they are talking about nationwide may generate $1.7 billion.
Over 21,000 acres are in the Mark Twain Forest statewide. It doesn't look like much, but it could have a very negative impact on those of us already here.
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Twombley
Joplin, MO
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Dana wrote: It is all thanks to our president Dana, you nutballs blame everything on ONE man.the president !! get your head outa the sand.its NOT your affair in the least. be stupid, be a woman
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Don
Missoula, MT
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Dana wrote: It is all thanks to our president Its a shame your so stupid,Whats the president got to do with what the state of Missouri does?
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jake
Kimberling City, MO
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hopefully there is enough people that care to write, but i think nobody will so probably be sold.
but what do i know
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Tyler
Cassville, MO
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Isn't national forest federal?? Why don't Bush step in and say NO! Maybe he's to busy looking for WMDs. LOL
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RayBudde
Houston, TX
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There are 14 million acres of forest in MO. 85% is privately owned, 12% owned by the federal gov't and the remaining 3% by the State. That gives the Feds about 1.7M acres. Thus, selling 21,000 acres is rather small. Lets keep calm until we hear a plan about what parcels are to be sold and who may buy it (local gov't, non-profit, business park, etc.). The fact that the gov't does NOT own most of the forest and the state has not been clear-cut indicates to me that there are some good people in this state.
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my old 44 colt
United States
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public servants have no right to sell our lands.
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W E Ray
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Supercop wrote: Thats not insane if you think about it. Most rural counties depend on property tax to pay bills and if the state owns 80% of land in a county that dont leave much for the county to get by on because the state dont pay property tax. Still, that land belongs to the people. If the county can't make it on their present revenues, then maybe they should just become part of another county.
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Anne
Chesterfield, MO
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4/4/06
The proposed sale of Mark Twain Forest lands in Missouri is an ill-conceived idea. Missouri stands to gain very little from this proposal, but would lose an irreplaceable asset, Other funding sources need to be found - higher taxes, increased user fees, etc. NO portion of the Mark Twain Forest should be sold.
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RiverRat
Olathe, KS
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They can close the Missouri river down too Towboat navigation in the name of "Enviro" Impact--> ( Poor Pallid Sturgeon)..Then sell our protected Timberland the next year. Hmmmm......
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Dana
Columbia, MO
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I am not just blaming our president, I'm blaming the whole party. My head is very much outta the sand, I guess it's probably safe to say we also belong over in the Middle East too? So, lets sell off our land, even though the people who stand to proffit from it will NOT be us or our schools, hmmm..who will it be?? Get your head outta the sand. Think about it for a bit. Mull it over, God bless you, you poor poor republican!!!
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