Need advice...contacting State of Nebraska!

IrideLITE · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 318

Long time since I have posted on this forum...

Anyways i was just sittin here and wanting to get out and ride...but unfortunately, the parents don't wanna take the boat out.
And for their vacation we had thought about going to texas maybe. So i looked about the scene there and found TSR...which made me really anxious to try a cable park.

So since I have the urge to do something with riding, but can't ATM. I have decided I am going to try and contact the state of Nebraska about a cable park and see what their view on it is. Most likely there is nobody in this legislature that has ever ridden a wakeboard.

So the advice I need. What all should I tell them the pros would be about it? So far I have that it would be Eco-friendly as no boats are used in the process. Would definately increase the states revenue in the summer as we don't have a lot of major lakes on the east side of the state.
Plenty of room in this place...you can drive seemingly forever and not see a house. Would probably increase tourism (lol tourism to nebraska lol) as there are only 8 parks in the country. With 4 being in Florida. Info according to Cablewakeboard.com Wakeboarding is an extremely fast rising sport and it would definatly increase in popularity around here, thus more revenue is created from those who get into the sport, yet don't have a boat or don't feel like forking over all the money and gas.

So my question, what else could I tell them about? As well who would I contact? Or have i lost it ATM?

Chad H · Posted: Jun 26, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

IrideLITE,
4 in Florida? Which ones are they? I know of 2.

And I think you've lost it. This is something a private company would put in place. Not something the state opens and runs.

IrideLITE · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 318

there is actually 5:
USA

Ski Rixen – Deerfield Beach, Florida
Orlando Watersports Complex – Orlando, Florida
Wet 'n Wild – Orlando, Florida
Texas Ski Ranch – New Braunfels, Texas
KC Watersports – Kansas City, Kansas
Central Oklahoma Wakeboarding Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wake Nation – Cincinnati, Ohio (under construction)
Southern Boardsports – Ft. Myers, Florida
Santee Lakes - Santee (San Diego area), California (proposed)
Tampa Waterplex - Tampa, Florida

from cablewakeboard.com

and yah...your probably right...i might have lost it...

Ethan31 · Posted: Jun 27, 2008 4:18 am Post subject:

I think it would be a great idea.

It would bring in tourism from out of state, lets face it, Nebraska isn't a vacation mecca. Smile

Ethier way what do you have to loose?

finkle · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 4067

why would the state want to run something like this?

Like Chad said, this is something that a private entrepreneur would pursue. I can only speculate, but I would guess the amount of liability insurance you would need is insane. In addition, Omaha is not a big enough market to support a profitable business. Profitable enough to be worth it anyway.

Beatrice to KC can't be more than 3 hours. Take a trip.

pet575 · Posted: Jun 27, 2008 6:30 am Post subject:

Hey if Kansas can have one sitting in the middle of nowhere (that thing is at least 40 minutes from Kansas City, MO) then I don't see why Nebraska couldn't have one somewhere in the Omaha/Lincoln area.

IrideLITE · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 318

finkle, I have checked out the once near kc, its like 45 minutes past it. plus im 15...i cant exactly tell my parents i want to go to KC and they will do it.

pet575, Ethan31, thanks Very Happy

I guess your right, I dont have anything to lose...Figure, all we have in nebraska is husker football and the CWS...