This is nuts only cars on a private road can cross a major highway? This case brings up another interesting consideration, the land adjacent to major highways shouldn’t it be available for bike paths? Instead we have to get easements from adjacent property owners just to skirt along a car sewer.
A public bike path? Cyclists and skateboarders whooshing by? Distracting concentration on Red Hole Five? That would not do.
“Once the word gets out to the younger generation there is a secluded place to come and visit and have some fun, you can bet they’re going to be there,” retired Navy Capt. Louis Kriser said at a recent public hearing. “Gangs. Rivals. Hazards to pedestrians coming in and out. . . . I can see The Washington Post: ‘Golf Ball From Army Navy Country Club Fifth Hole Hits Baby.’ ”
Last week, the normally staid country club was roiled by controversy when 14 of its members sued the club’s leaders, saying that they cut an inappropriate deal with the county for the bike path — or “hell’s canyon,” as one called it — without a vote from its members, which they say violates the club’s bylaws.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071205168.htmloldId.20100715081411821
ANCC members respond about bike trail
from TheWashCycle by washcycle
Daniel Spigai, one of the Army-Navy Country Club members who sued the club for the deal it cut with the County allowing a bike trail in exchange for a variance to build above height limits.
Their decision to convey an easement with 36 conditions of obligations, uses and rights exposes the club and its members to substantial risk of liability and a potentially dangerous intersection with the club’s entrance drive, to cite just two concerns.
If they had gone with Jim Titus’ property rights argument I’d not be offended, but instead he’s trying to label the trail as a legal liability or danger and that’s ridiculous.
https://www.thewashcycle.com/2010/07/ancc-members-respond-about-bike-trail.html