here's the letter:
All,
This is from Janet Shown, the director at Beaver Ranch. Not only has her personal life been impacted, she's had to deal with some ignorant disc golfers who refuse to obey the closed park. Please do your part to spread the word and ensure that those who are dealing with loss don't also have to deal with these clowns. Below is from Janet:
Thanks for sending out that email! We have an update since the Sheriff's Dept issued a fire ban.
Jefferson County has issued a FULL FIRE BAN at Conifer Community Park at Beaver Ranch and all of Jefferson County. That means NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES ANYWHERE IN THE PARK. People who are caught smoking, lighting a match or lighter, dropping a cigarette butt on the ground, or emptying ash trays on park property during this fire ban may be fined up to $1,000 and banned from the park. This is serious business. We cannot risk the park and our neighborhoods and will fully enforce this ban.
I am a fire evacuee (still camped out at Beaver Ranch) and 9 of the homes lost to this wildfire belong to friends of mine. Marsha knows the people that were killed.
Our park has been closed since the beginning of the fire, but we have had disc golfers drive past the huge "Park Closed" sign, come into the park, and insist that they be allowed to play disc golf. We can no longer be tolerant of dangerous and disrespectful behavior from any of our park patrons, including a small minority of disc golfers.
We are so grateful to the disc golfers and the Foothills Flyers Disc Golf Club who have built and maintained the course, supported and encouraged responsible patron behavior, and continue to treat our park and community with respect. These people work diligently to keep the course and the park fire-safe, clean, and in its natural state – and we are TRULY grateful. We are asking those disc golfers to help us encourage others to respect the park property, comply with the fire ban, and leave the property better than they found it. What hurts our park hurts the disc golf course and our community. And what helps it helps us all. THANKS to all of you who are among those good stewards of this beautiful place.
Sincerely,
Janet Shown, Executive Director
Conifer Community Park at Beaver Ranch
P.O. Box 187, Conifer, CO 80433
11369 Foxton Road, Conifer, CO
303-697-8123 (home office M-F 9-5)
303-838-3705 (park office)
www.ConiferCommunityPark.org
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