Comments on: Letters – Nov. 21 http://homertribune.com/2012/11/letters-nov-21/ Homer, Alaska Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hypocrisy-yes! http://homertribune.com/2012/11/letters-nov-21/comment-page-1/#comment-101295 Hypocrisy-yes! Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:47:17 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26077#comment-101295 Heli skiing is a much more environmentally healthy way to make money and create jobs than say Buccaneer, but everyone is up in arms about that? Buccaneer is breaking the law destroying the bay. They have been lying to locals about job creation. They told east enders that there would be no jobs for locals when questioned. They also told people at the meeting that they would be buying water from Homer and trucking it in, but behind our backs they went and got a permit for drilling for 56,000 gallons of water per day. They said they would add all info about permits to their website, they did not. They lied. So they are now going to steal east enders water to pump into the ground so they can poison the rest of the water. Buccaneer has been lying about everything and has a disturbing potential to destroy everything we hold dear about Homer...and all people want to comment on and complain about is Heli Skiing? Heli skiing is a much more environmentally healthy way to make money and create jobs than say Buccaneer, but everyone is up in arms about that?

Buccaneer is breaking the law destroying the bay. They have been lying to locals about job creation. They told east enders that there would be no jobs for locals when questioned. They also told people at the meeting that they would be buying water from Homer and trucking it in, but behind our backs they went and got a permit for drilling for 56,000 gallons of water per day. They said they would add all info about permits to their website, they did not. They lied. So they are now going to steal east enders water to pump into the ground so they can poison the rest of the water.

Buccaneer has been lying about everything and has a disturbing potential to destroy everything we hold dear about Homer…and all people want to comment on and complain about is Heli Skiing?

]]> By: Heli Yes http://homertribune.com/2012/11/letters-nov-21/comment-page-1/#comment-101227 Heli Yes Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:57:07 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26077#comment-101227 The flight path is from Seldovia to the mountains, providing access to the areas that literally nobody goes to in the winter. No noise for Homer, much needed winter jobs in Seldovia, and guess what? the tracks melt in summer. Everyone wins, except for those who say 'no' to everything that could possibly bring economic benefit to this area. Mr. Ely belongs in Haines as do his hate attitudes towards the 'elite' he needs to understand the occupy movement is dead due to lack of interest. The flight path is from Seldovia to the mountains, providing access to the areas that literally nobody goes to in the winter. No noise for Homer, much needed winter jobs in Seldovia, and guess what? the tracks melt in summer. Everyone wins, except for those who say ‘no’ to everything that could possibly bring economic benefit to this area. Mr. Ely belongs in Haines as do his hate attitudes towards the ‘elite’ he needs to understand the occupy movement is dead due to lack of interest.

]]> By: Carla Jones http://homertribune.com/2012/11/letters-nov-21/comment-page-1/#comment-101087 Carla Jones Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:20:36 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26077#comment-101087 This is in response to heli no. I say heli yes. I don't know who the "we" is in keeping heli skiing out of Haines that Mr. Ely is referring to. This could mean him and his hamster for all I know. All he is doing is casting dispersions on people and a business he does not know. Calling them egotistical, and that they will break laws, helicopters are dangerous, elitists, disturning neighbors...all eroneous and conjecture. State parks and land are there for people to use, and use respectfully. A backcountry skier that is touring starts at sea level and works their way up through terrain that wildlife is living in. This presence last longer and effects wildlige much more than a heli skier who is skiing at altitude void of food and wildlife. And yes I am a backcountry skier and I have gone heli skiing, and I am not wealthy. This land is for all to use. Roads are not being built, structures are not being built, and trails are not being cut an eroded, the same trails that are built for hikers to use, once again in areas where wildlife like to congregate. The xenophobia of heli skiing is like anything that is new and different, people may be afraif of it. I say embrace the heli skiing, get to the know the people, and allow them to use the lands (which are there to use) and generate revenue and business for the local economy. Heli skiing is not the end of the world, just the opposite, it is enhancing the quality of life, it is just skiing. A low impact activity, and yes everything we do has some impact. I love that fact the people feel good about building their house right next to a park, but don't let anyone go into the park and use it. Hypocrisy? This is in response to heli no. I say heli yes. I don’t know who the “we” is in keeping heli skiing out of Haines that Mr. Ely is referring to. This could mean him and his hamster for all I know. All he is doing is casting dispersions on people and a business he does not know. Calling them egotistical, and that they will break laws, helicopters are dangerous, elitists, disturning neighbors…all eroneous and conjecture.
State parks and land are there for people to use, and use respectfully. A backcountry skier that is touring starts at sea level and works their way up through terrain that wildlife is living in. This presence last longer and effects wildlige much more than a heli skier who is skiing at altitude void of food and wildlife. And yes I am a backcountry skier and I have gone heli skiing, and I am not wealthy. This land is for all to use. Roads are not being built, structures are not being built, and trails are not being cut an eroded, the same trails that are built for hikers to use, once again in areas where wildlife like to congregate. The xenophobia of heli skiing is like anything that is new and different, people may be afraif of it. I say embrace the heli skiing, get to the know the people, and allow them to use the lands (which are there to use) and generate revenue and business for the local economy. Heli skiing is not the end of the world, just the opposite, it is enhancing the quality of life, it is just skiing. A low impact activity, and yes everything we do has some impact. I love that fact the people feel good about building their house right next to a park, but don’t let anyone go into the park and use it. Hypocrisy?

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