Memo: On April 3 a Town Hall meeting was held by the Egypt Valley Wildlife Refuge Committee with all area land-owners invited. Author and special speaker Tom Deweese spoke on government confiscation of lands and what recourse citizens have against this heavy-handed takings. The event was well
attended by elected representatives and filmed by Fox news 9. Photos of the event with a written presentation of losses caused by ODNR from their lack of management of the property were presented. Copy below. DD

Tom Deweese, American Policy Center, Warrenton, VA
Photos by Fox News 9

EGYPT VALLEY RECOVERY/ DEVELOPMENT

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene in government
and become involved – it’s the citizen who stops the bleeding.”

The day President Biden was sworn in he made mention of his 30×30 goal. Later he added a 50×50 goal to his list of future plans.

The 30×30 is a plan for the government to own 30% of the USA by 2030, then 50% by 2050. This is a flawed Agenda 21 plot that the people can not manage and should not own land—the government should be the owner of all land and all production.

This is their end game. The reason for the 30×30 land grab. The purpose for the climate crisis hysteria. We will own nothing. They will own everything.  ~Margaret Byfield

In three years the government has added 24,000,000 acres to government ownership, the most of any administration. This land is taken out of private enterprise and removed from the tax base. More land “takings” are planned and states are conspiring with the feds to help confiscate these private properties. Under words like “conservation,” “wildlife refuges,” “natural areas,” “parks,” “protected lands,”and “public lands” these acres are adding up by the millions with names that are designed to be palatable to tax payers.

“Governments are capable of absolutely anything because they consider their citizens
a national resource available for exploitation, almost like cattle.” ~Doug Casey

LOSS DAMAGE REPARATIONS FROM ODNR:

  • Back tax-base loss-recovery up to 28,000 acres
  • Development of lake and tourist park shelters as promised
  • Purchase of road maintenance equipment for Kirkwood TSP
  • Development of public water system for area use from 100 acre lake.
  • Open season year around on ODNA released predators, river otter, lions, bob cats, ferrets, etc., without licenses or fines.
  • Income from land use including oil leases payable for local use.

DEVELOPMENT FUNDING:

  • Immediate release of certain parcels for cash sales
  • Immediate release of all parcels where oil/gas leasing is possible
  • Release contracts for all select cut mature timber
  • Land liquidation will not be sold multi-parcel auction.
  • Funds acquired from Belmont County lands will be returned to Belmont County for public roads, tourist development, etc.

ASSET VALUES TAKEN FROM BELMONT COUNTY CITIZENS:

  • Loss from property tax 28 years at $11 per a 28,000 a = $8,932,000
  • Loss surface lease agriculture use or recreation 28,000 a x $30 per acre = $840,000 per year x 28 years = $24,360,000.
  • Oil/gas leases signing-deposits $5000 per acre = $140,000,000.
  • Future oil/gas royalties per year 35 years $__________________?
  • Liquidation surface 28,000 a $2000 per acre = $56,000,000
  • Private enterprise loss of collateral-investment-value (lending can be up to 75% of value.)
  • Loss to local citizens from private property taxes, income, food production, etc
  • Under full agriculture production, fee hunting plus oil and gas production can work together producing income from all sources at the same time with intelligent management. $_______________________________________________

ORDERLY LIQUIDATION:

  • Liquidation time estimate, 2 to 12 years
  • Sell all EVWR property except selected scenic areas for attractive maintained recreation of no more than 1000 acres.
  • Liquidation, research and management by an elected BOD from the area.
  • Restock useful wildlife introductions, after predator removal program, releasing turkey, quail, grouse, chukars, pheasants, etc.
  • Provide public water from 100 acre lake with taps in Fairview and Hendrysburg. (Land liquidation pays all installation main line costs)
  • No new acquisition lands will be removed from private property in the future.


Other considerations:

https://wtov9.com/news/local/egypt-valley-committee-debates-future-of-28000-acre-wildlife-area-at-community-meeting