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Name: Kathy White
Address: Withheld by Request
Date: 3/22/2009

I very much appreciate the time and consideration by FFSL afforded all Bear Lake "users" for listening and responding to our input on this very important issue of a management plan.

I hope you will agree to withdraw all oil and gas leases around the lake including a few miles of buffer zone. I am opposed to any industrial endeavors on or near the water itself.

I have heard there are plans to upgrade and/or improve public access areas to the beach. I do not think this approach is beneficial to all people if the access is willy-nilly around the lake. Private areas on the lakefront should not have improved public access. While I acknowledge the beach is a public beach, there is an obvious conflict of usage here. I believe money would be better spent to provide improved access in improved public areas. It is logical to me to provide better public campgrounds, including shelters, picnic tables, bathrooms, garbage disposal areas, pet areas and landscaping. Traditionally, the private areas around Bear Lake have multiple family use. The areas without houses have 2 or more motor homes all summer. People are in groups everywhere. To also try to mix in day campers with all the additional vehicles, garbage, water toys, noise, etc. doesn't make sense. Homeowners do not expect exclusive use of the beach, but because we have a monetary year-round nvestment to protect, we do not welcome public access in private areas resulting in trespassing, vandalism, litter and human waste. (There ain't no where to go, folks!)

Please bring some serenity to Bear Lake. Although everyone loves Bear Lake and the joy of all its ammenties, we especially value the peace we find here. Continue to enforce the vehicle rules we currently have and ideally ban ATV's altogether. There should be nothing on the beach faster than a 1944 Farmall tractor!!

Thank you,
Kathy White