Grimes Creek Closure

REGION'S MOSTPOPULARRECREATION AREASIS NOW SHUT DOWN.THE CLOSURE OFPART OF GRIMESCREEK... WILL LAST AYEAR.THAT INCLUDESALONG GRIMESCREEK ROAD...STARTING ABOUTTWO MILES OFFHIGHWAY 21..ANDALSO PART OF CLEARCREEK ROAD.THE ROADSTHEMSELVES WILLSTAY OPEN.BUT 300 FEET ONEITHER SIDE ARECLOSED... TOCAMPERS ANDOTHERRECREATIONISTS.OFFICIALS SAY THEEMERGENCYCLOSURE... COMESAFTER DAMAGE...FROM OVER USE...AND IRRESPONSIBLEUSE.THEY SAY THE AREAIS LITTERED WITHTRASH... AND HUMANWASTE... AND SOMEPEOPLE HAVE LEFTCAMPFIRES BURNING.THEY ALSO POINT TOOTHER - QUOTE -"UNLAWFUL ANDDISRUPTIVEACTIVITIES."AND SAY MOTORIZEDRIDERS... INCLUDINGU-T-V DRIVERS...HAVE BEENSPEEDING ANDCREATING ILLEGALTRAILS.DURING THECLOSURE... THEY'LLDEAL WITH THESANITATION ISSUES...REMOVE TRASH ANDREPAIR DAMAGE TOTHE CREEK AND ITSBANKS."WE IDENTIFIEDTHOSE PROBLEMS,AND WE'RE WORKINGTOWARDSUSTAINABLESOLUTIONS AT ASMALL SCALE TOSTART ANDHOPEFULLY WELEARN WHAT WE DIDRIGHT AND WHAT WEDID WRONG ANDHOPEFULLY COMINGUP WITH A LONGTERM SOLUTION FORTHIS CORRIDOR."THE EMERGENCYCLOSURE REMAINS INEFFECT UNTIL NEXTSEPTEMBER