Save Lake Perris BMX Track update

December 5, 2011 0 Comments

The kids and parents all hit McDonalds by the track and had signs up and we made the paper again:)

(unfortunately they keep dismissing the fact that this debt was caused by the previous track owners and not the new current track owner)
Here are some pictures from tonight, and the link to the LAKE PERRIS BMX facebook so you can stay updated on what happens and the SAVE THE TRACK EVENT page with the link to donate through paypal:)

http://www.facebook.com/lakeperrisbmx

http://www.facebook.com/events/241185729280200/

(you need to click on the “see more” text in blue to read the rest of the initial post and to see the link to donate:)

Here is the story of what happened (short version:) and some pictures, etc.

Ronda Bartley took over the Lake Perris Bmx Track. The old owner was about to lose it because she couldn’t afford to keep it running.

Wednesday night she showed up to the track to find the gates locked and a posting that the Riverside County had seized the property for taxes owned $5,315.00 by the OLD TRACK OWNER. When she took over the track in September it was to cost about $36,000., she is now in $90,000.00 worth of debt from unpaid bills (from the old track owner) to the ABA (American Bmx Assoc.), Perris Fairgrounds, other taxes, etc. She has given everything she had and all she wants is for the track to be their for the riders and their families. All funds raised will be used to pay taxes off and any remaining will be used to pay the old track owners past arrears to the ABA and FAIR.

We told her to set up a paypal account so we could all donate to help save the track and post all over Facebook to our friends and family because she only has until the 8th to come up with the money or they close the track for good. So far we have only come up with about $1450.00 since we started asking for help yesterday.

Ronda called the county Tax investigator yesterday and begged him to allow her to race this weekend to allow her to raise the money to pay the old track owners bills and they said no-that she just needed to pay the $5366.31.

Of course if they would be willing to give her more time-she would have no problem taking care of this matter.

We have so many wonderful families that use this track and it is the only one in the Inland Empire!

We have toddlers as young as 2 all the way up to men in their 50′s who still come to race, have fun with their friends & family, and get a great workout! Their motto is even “keeping kids clean in the dirt”.

Please watch some videos from the lake perris bmx track so you can see what we will be losing if this track closes!