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Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 01:46 AM
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smcbride
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Launched my boat to do some fishing at Weatherford today and noticed that they put up a gate at the boat ramp to close it off. My first thought was I wonder if they lock the gate at a certain time so I paid my launch fee and asked the marina employee what time the gate would close. I was told 930 so I made it a point to be in before that time. I pulled in to the marina at 820 and found the gate closed and locked preventing me from loading my boat. Ofcoarse the marina is closed and no one around to open it for us. There's a number on the gate to call in case of accidental lock and and it goes strait to the Weatherford police department. I get the police department on the phone and they have no idea what I'm talking about so now there's an officer on the way and I'm still stuck with my boat in the water.
RIP HM2 Clayton Beauchamp 1/16/91-8/7/12 Gone But Not Forgotten
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 01:51 AM
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SuperG
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 02:25 AM
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COHLMEYER
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I would like to what the point of this is...
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 02:31 AM
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ranger3474
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I guess the point is you can get locked in at weatherford
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 02:36 AM
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 02:59 AM
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Karl Dietz
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I was told that they are worried about Zebra Mussels from traveling boats. You get the combination if you have a season long ramp pass.
Doesn't really make sense to me but it's a City owned ramp and you know how that works. More big brother looking after for us!
It's not right that they gave you a time and then didn't stick to it!
Karl Dietz 2015 BassCat Cougar/250 Mercury ProXS 2 HB Helix 12's
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: Karl Dietz]
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08/14/13 03:07 AM
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COHLMEYER
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I was told that they are worried about Zebra Mussels from traveling boats. You get the combination if you have a season long ramp pass.
Doesn't really make sense to me but it's a City owned ramp and you know how that works. More big brother looking after for us!
It's not right that they gave you a time and then didn't stick to it!
If that's the reason they are ignorant... What does a gate after dark do for preventing mussels? Sounds like an overuse of power
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: Karl Dietz]
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08/14/13 09:08 AM
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Matt Mayfield
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I was told that they are worried about Zebra Mussels from traveling boats. You get the combination if you have a season long ramp pass.
Doesn't really make sense to me but it's a City owned ramp and you know how that works. More big brother looking after for us!
It's not right that they gave you a time and then didn't stick to it!
Are you sure it's a city owned ramp. I have to pay the marina to launch. The marina also has maintained the ramp.
Matt Mayfield
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 11:22 AM
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Karl Dietz
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Yes the City owns the property and leases the marina to an individual. This was a City decision and the marina operator has to go along with it.
Last edited by kdietz; 08/14/13 11:26 AM.
Karl Dietz 2015 BassCat Cougar/250 Mercury ProXS 2 HB Helix 12's
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 01:48 PM
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It sounds like the city is afraid they may lose a 5$ launch fee.
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 02:16 PM
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Fish Killer
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Seriously??
Why would they do this??
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 02:23 PM
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Fish Killer
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Can this even be legal? Doesn't public access have to be available since Parks and Wildlife stocks the lake?
Guess it's time to start launching from the dirt point again.
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 03:08 PM
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PEDRO H.
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Can this even be legal? Doesn't public access have to be available since Parks and Wildlife stocks the lake?
Guess it's time to start launching from the dirt point again. Kinda what I was thinking!
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
[Re: smcbride]
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08/14/13 03:40 PM
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smcbride
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Police never showed last night instead they forwarded the message to the city after 45 mins a city water utility employee showed up and opened the gate. He said he was in milsap when they dispatched him out so I hope no one has an emergency or needs to leave in a hurry cause there's no telling how long you may wait. I see this as a safety concern what If there's bad weather moving in or an accident on the water?
RIP HM2 Clayton Beauchamp 1/16/91-8/7/12 Gone But Not Forgotten
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Re: Boat ramp gate at Weatherford lake
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08/14/13 04:38 PM
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Did the person that locked the gate not see a truck and trailer? That would be a tip off of an issue.
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