The Doyle Show

Here is an article about a letter that Doyle Childers sent to Jay Nixon on the Taum Sauk settlement. There is also a link to the DNR press release about the same subject. Since public is not privy to either sides real position on this matter, it's hard to know which side has the better argument. I've already said that I'm disappointed in the lack of information from DNR. It has been six months since the Shut-Ins web site has posted any real data.

Depending on which business you are talking about we have somewhere between 6 and 10 weeks until the start of the season. The pottery will open on weekends starting April 14, Wilderness Lodge opens early May, and BRL May 18. I really think for most local folks believe that DNR and the Shut-Ins have over played their hand. That is not to give Ameren a free ride, Ameren should also be more open to what is happening on top of the mountain. I saw a large truck heading towards St Louis loaded with twisted rebar today, assume it came from the concrete lining of the Upper Reservoir, but I don't know. Ameren also needs to either update Experienceblackriver.com or pull it down. No one feels comfortable taking information from a web site that is clearly over a year old. Most of the contact information is probably correct, but the calendar is clearly old. During the panel meetings one panelist said that they didn't have to give a lot of money towards tourism because Ameren already had done the job with the Experienceblackriver.com web site. That person was not is the tourism business.