Sanders 83 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Didn't see this posted anywhere else, and I thought it was pretty funny. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-snyder-trees&prov=ap&type=lgns Redskins owner tried to pay Park Service $25,000 to remove trees August 10, 2005 POTOMAC, Md. (AP) -- Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder offered to pay the National Park Service $25,000 four years ago in return for permission to cut down trees near his house that obscured his view of the Potomac River. The offer was turned down because the area was environmentally protected, The Washington Post reported, citing documents from the Interior Department. But the superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, Douglas Faris, said in a letter that Snyder could make a ``general donation'' to the park not connected to his property. The records are part of an ongoing review of the Park Service decision last fall to allow Snyder to cut down 130 trees from an easement he owns between the C&O Canal and his $10 million estate. The move is under review by the Interior Department's inspector general to determine if the Park Service was pressured into making a deal. Montgomery County is also investigating whether Snyder violated local conservation laws by removing the trees without permission of the planning board. Snyder's representatives claim he received no special treatment, and that the Park Service got more than $100,000 in concessions from Snyder. The Redskins owner also cleaned up what was a tangled mass of non-native trees, replacing them with 600 native saplings, according to Snyder's spokesman Mike Sitrick. The National Park Foundation has not received a donation from Snyder or the Redskins in the past three years, according to a spokeswoman. It is not clear if he donated to an individual park. Updated on Wednesday, Aug 10, 2005 3:07 pm EDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Redskins owner tried to pay Park Service to remove trees http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8723758/rss POTOMAC, Md. -- Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder offered to pay the National Park Service $25,000 four years ago in return for permission to cut down trees near his house that obscured his view of the Potomac River. The offer was turned down because the area was environmentally protected, the Washington Post reported, citing documents from the Interior Department. But the superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, Douglas Faris, said in a letter that Snyder could make a "general donation" to the park not connected to his property. The records are part of an ongoing review of the Park Service decision last fall to allow Snyder to cut down 130 trees from an easement he owns between the C&O Canal and his $10 million estate. The move is under review by the Interior Department's inspector general to determine if the Park Service was pressured into making a deal. Montgomery County is also investigating whether Snyder violated local conservation laws by removing the trees without permission of the planning board. Snyder's representatives claim he received no special treatment, and that the Park Service got more than $100,000 in concessions from Snyder. The Redskins owner also cleaned up what was a tangled mass of non-native trees, replacing them with 600 native saplings, according to Snyder's spokesman Mike Sitrick. The National Park Foundation has not received a donation from Snyder or the Redskins in the past three years, according to a spokeswoman. It is not clear if he donated to an individual park. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Jumbo Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108637 Merge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanders 83 Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 Too bad bubba was 20 minutes late, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunPortisRun Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3879514 POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder offered to pay the National Park Service $25,000 four years ago in return for permission to cut down trees near his house that obscured his view of the Potomac River. The offer was turned down because the area was environmentally protected, The Washington Post reported, citing documents from the Interior Department. But the superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, Douglas Faris, said in a letter that Snyder could make a "general donation" to the park not connected to his property. The records are part of an ongoing review of the Park Service decision last fall to allow Snyder to cut down 130 trees from an easement he owns between the C&O Canal and his $10 million estate. The move is under review by the Interior Department's inspector general to determine if the Park Service was pressured into making a deal. Montgomery County is also investigating whether Snyder violated local conservation laws by removing the trees without permission of the planning board. Snyder's representatives claim he received no special treatment, and that the Park Service got more than $100,000 in concessions from Snyder. The Redskins owner also cleaned up what was a tangled mass of non-native trees, replacing them with 600 native saplings, according to Snyder's spokesman Mike Sitrick. The National Park Foundation has not received a donation from Snyder or the Redskins in the past three years, according to a spokeswoman. It is not clear if he donated to an individual park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 It's been posted twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Originally posted by Ghost of Nibbs McPimpin It's been posted twice. :no: 3 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunPortisRun Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 ouch...my bad foxsports had just posted it 2mins ago. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan12 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Why's Danny under investigation? It seems like he asked permission and was given the option (extortion) to ante up some cash in order to beautify the place. C&O Canal National Historical Park's Douglas Faris has some 'splanin to do. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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