:usaflag:City-owned properties..

[MNCoinhunter]

I shot an email to the city administrator this morning about gaining permission, or to find out if it's OK to metal detect on city-owned property and park & recreation areas. She replied a couple of hours later and said that "She did'nt see any problem with it, but would ask the mayor if it was ok, or if the city council needed to agree on the subject"....She also thanked me for approaching the city first before I went and started punching holes. She said that as soon as the mayor got back to her, she would let me know. Looking forward to a positive outcome.

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Make sure that you state that you'll leave no holes and cart out any of the garbage that you dig plus any laying around.
You can also get a letter of understanding in case you get hassled from other sources.
Good luck .

 

[michaelnc]

Just my two cents on the subject. In most cases when this question is placed before any type of government admiminstrator whether it is county,city,state or federal the detectorist will be seen as the bad guy and possibly get banned due to new ordinances where none existed in the first place. Sometimes out of sight out of mind. I am not ashamed of our wonderful hobby at all, but to others our hobby just brings out the worst and they'll call us looters, lowlifes who need to get a job etc...So make sure since the city officials are now involved that you paint our hobby in the best possible light. We save history for future generations and clean up our neighborhoods for our children to safely play in the parks by removing rusty objects, broken glass, etc...Plus our hobby does no noticeable damage to any place we detect. In fact after removing the trash and possibly hazardous materials the parks and other properties are safer and cleaner .

 

[MNCoinhunter]

And the verdict is in...I copied and pasted the response from the city.

"This request does not need city council approval. You are more than welcome to utilize the property for your request. Again, thank you for asking before doing! "

And what could possibly make this day better you ask? I just found my first buffalo nickel in my own backyard !!!! I can't see the date yet, but I got it soaking in peroxide to clean off the crud, and I will post a picture as soon as I can clean it up. A very good day here !!

Edit: Got it cleaned up enough to see that it's a 1935 buffalo. Booyaa!!!

 

[dahut]

Ill be asking myself...

 

[oldranger]

a GOOD day all around for ya Id say

Have fun hunitng those city properties

Ron

Rangers Lead The Way

 

[PennyFinder]

Ask and yea shall receive...it's just plain good morals.


PennyFinder

 

[fongu]

I asked this business woman about detecting on a lot she owned over a year ago and she declined. February-24 this year the local paper had a story about this lot and it belonged to the city now and they were planning on putting a park there. I wasn't sure at the time if it was the same lot in question but called the local newspaper about 2 weeks ago to find out. I went to town about a week ago to ask the people at the city if I could metal detect there, but unfortunately my procrastination messed me up. they had already started on this corner lot and dumped a lot of dirt on top of the old lot and were putting concrete blocks in. I am sure they would have let me metal detect there if I had asked before they started work. If you get an opportunity, even if you are not sure about something, go and ask or call somebody on the phone. This lot had a lot of potential, but now it's just another lesson learned and another regret.