I am for this option, but I disagree with the amount of hours needed to earn a free pass.
Minimum wage in Washington is $8.67.
25hrs x $8.67 = $216.75
That math does not add up.
This math does-
4hrs x $8.67 = $34.68
With this logic, a full 8 hour work party day should earn you a free pass for your trail rig AND tow rig.
Who do we talk to about this? I am ready to raise the BS flag on 25hrs for a free pass.
I am all about work parties and putting in more than 8 hours, but they need to be realistic with the hours. A lot of us would get our "free" pass just in time for it to expire if 25hrs are required. And who tracks the time?
With this in mind, if we work even more hours I wonder if we could get a program set up where the money earned from the extra hours goes into a budget set aside FOR THE WHEELING AREA THAT THE WORK WAS PERFORMED?
Example. 20 people put in an 8 hour work party day. That is a total of 160 hours worked. 160 x $8.67 = $1387.20.
With this plan, not only would we be actively restoring impacted areas but we would also earn a small budget for the area for supplies and upkeep.
What say you all?
I actually think it should be 40 hours minimum...