Judge rules against trail fees.Federal Magistrate Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a Justice of the Peace. The various state judicial systems provide for judicial officers who are often called magistrates, justices of the peace, or police justices. Charles Pyle tossed out criminal charges filed by the U.S. Forest Service recently against a woman who refused to pay for parking near trailheads at Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon is in the Santa Catalina Mountains located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, AZ. It is 9,157 feet above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. in the Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km²) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The National Forest is divided into five ranger districts. . The Forest Service took Tucson, Ariz., hiker Chris Wallace to court when she stopped paying for parking after five years of paying the fee. She, along with a growing number of people, argue that trailhead fees are equal to double taxation. If the judge's ruling stands, the Forest Service may have to stop charging fees altogether. Federal land managers say this is a source of concern, as the fee system brings in about $40 million a year nationally. Getting rid of the fee program could result in a maintenance backlog Backlog The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled. Notes: This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings. or even closure of certain facilities. While The Forest Service is appealing the ruling, it is no longer citing hikers on Mount Lemmon who haven't paid the fees. |
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