Just because the person who might be pulling this a "land owner", does not mean they are not messed up with bad intentions - people do stupid, vindictive stuff everyday, some do it because they do not know any better and others do it on purpose.
Owner might have felt pressured to sign off on the agreement, so did so, than had second thoughts after there were sleds now on their land and decided to pull the plug, after the club did x, y, z to meet their original request in order for a trail to pass ......which is their right to pull the plug, regardless of what really happened, and it is also their right to play these games, if they so wish, they have something we need & want!
Not saying this happened, but I am sure it could not be out of the question and likely has happened somewhere.
As a volunteer doing the task of negotiating with land owners to get permissions, and this happens, that must be a tough pill to swallow.
Regardless, it is an interesting notion and I guess could of went either way......no one knows except the owner and the person or persons who might have been disrespectful.