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Originally Posted by bigwalleye1
They continue the treaty harvest and continue to play the media to the hilt at every opportunity. By continuing to keep the dispute in the news it keeps the uncertainty alive, and people go to an area to relax, not get entwined in the local struggles. As fewer people come to an area, the economy turns down, affecting tourism and every local business, and they buy up property, taking it off the tax rolls. They still demand fire, police, maintenance, plowing, road repair, etc., borne by a rapidly decreasing tax base. As taxes on lakeshore climb, fewer people want to buy in, and more people want to get out. It's a downward spiral that causes the sales. It's a lot more than willing buyers and sellers.
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I agree with you that the ongoing conflict has to hurt the tourist business.
But the treaty rights are rights that aren't going away. The latest conflict and bad publicity is caused by the state violating the treaty right of co-management. The best way to avoid bad publicity is to stop ignoring treaty rights.
Like it or not and for better or worse the treaty rights have to be respected.