Hi from a fellow Virginia resident

VA Senators Warner & Robb,

The reason I am writing yall today is so that I can let yall know that I am 
a very strong believer in property rights of landowners & I hope that yall 
may be able to persuade the  National Park Service to be less heavy handed 
in its dealing with the Saddleback property landowners near Rangley, ME.  
Hopefully the following paragraphs will further clarify my reason for 
writing yall.

I am very disturbed by the fact that it seems that the NPS does not seem to 
be negotiating with owners of the Saddleback tract near Rangley, ME.  I have 
just read the article in the Bangor News from 11/10/99: 
http://www.bangornews.com/News/19991110000000Saddlebackt.html and it seems 
to me that the NPS has an attitude that will eventually lead them to ask for 
the use of eminent domain to acquire the property.

Since I hiked the Appalachian Trail from GA to ME in 1996 I have a special 
place in my heart for the people of Maine & I hope that yall will be able to 
help in this matter by helping the NPS to see that the invoking of eminent 
domain is not the answer.

I appreciate your feedback on this matter.

CC: Maine Senators Collins & Snowe
NOTE: I found the site: http://www.senate.gov/index.cfm very helpful in 
finding how to contact you, please thank the persons who have provided this 
site.

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-Emerson
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Thanks for your feedback & cooperation.
David  L  Atkinson Jr
Fanny Pack
96GA2ME
cell -   703-470-2320
work -   703-713-7320
pager -  888-602-7551
PO Box 2892
Sterling, VA 20167-2892

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