The Claremont police were not allowing anyone to leave until they received a $50 “parking violation” ticket. I looked at my watch and noticed the time was 6:40 p.m. When I finished my workout and approached the exit gate, I noticed 50 or more people standing there unable to exit. Although I was behind in my 5-mile hike/run, I felt good about possibly preventing someone from receiving a snake bite. After about 20 minutes, the snake slithered back into the brush. Several people wanted to kill the rattler, while others would have been oblivious of its presence. I took it upon myself to stay there and caution hikers and joggers of the situation. I called her attention to the situation and she responded with a “thank you” and began taking pictures of it with her cell phone. One female jogger had her headphones on as she stepped no more than a foot away from it. Soon after entering the park, I came upon a 2-foot rattlesnake in the middle of the trail. I also noticed a sign stating that beginning in April, parking permits would have to be obtained to park in the lots. I had not been there for a couple of years and had noticed how beautiful it looked. I object to the size of the fine and to the inflexible and arbitrary way that Claremont is approaching this issue.ĭear Editor: On the afternoon of March 27, I decided to go hiking at the Claremont Wilderness Trail at the top of Mills Avenue. I don’t understand the need to take such a hard line in the opening days of the park’s new rules and parking facility. Dozens of tickets were stuffed under their windshields and their badges. It was simply a way to “enforce” the new rules and collect money. This was not about getting hikers to pay attention to the signs. Certainly, the ticketing had nothing to do with maintaining my safety or the safety of others. I find it particularly irritating that I was issued a ticket 3 days prior to the closure time changing by an hour. On April 1, the park closure time changes to 7:30 p.m. After being written up for the $50 ticket, I did examine the newly posted sign closely. I was actually hurrying home to avoid being up there in the dark. I have been walking this trail for the decade I’ve been living in Claremont and had never seen a group of police officers lined up to “catch” hikers. Previously, I believe there were signs that indicated the park closed at “dusk” in the older parking lot. I actually hadn’t noticed the sign’s specific closure times, as I was checking out the new parking lot. I, along with many others, was stopped and ticketed by a Claremont police officer for leaving the park after 6:30 p.m., the posted time for park closure. Reporter At Large Pat Yarborough Calendar EditorĪd Design Jenelle Rensch Page Layout Kathryn Dunn, Jenelle Renschĭear Editor: On March 28, I was finishing my walk on the Claremont Wilderness Park trail. Photo Editor/Staff Photographer Steven Felschundneff Please email entries to Įducation Reporter/Obituaries Sarah Torribio Jean Collinsworth Haiku submissions should reflect upon life or events in Claremont. Old COURIER morphs into weekly behemoth verbiage weighs huge so dainty haiku evolves into ungainly tanka? Owner Janis Weinberger Publisher and Owner Peter Weinberger More news and photo galleries every day at: ġ420 N. POLICE BLOTTER/ PAGE 4 OBITUARIES/ PAGE 15 Practice makes perfect for CERT volunteers
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