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Re: California Budget Deal and the State Parks
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Alan Forkosh
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Jul 30, 2009 19:32 PDT
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The budget has now been enacted with the governor reducing the
appropriations in several areas. ONe of those areas was state parks.
According the the weekly newsletter of the Planning and Conservation
League (PCL):
STATE PARKS: After the Legislature chopped funding for California's
state parks, the Governor used his veto power to cut deeper for a
total of $14.2 million in reduced funding. These cuts will mean that
over 100 of California's 280 state parks will close. The Governor had
originally proposed completely eliminating state funding for the
parks. These closures will constrain low-cost recreational
opportunities for lower and middle-class families and decimate nearby
businesses that rely on the parks for customers.
Again there are no detailed plans as exactly which parks and what
activities within the parks will be affected.
Alan Forkosh Oakland, CA
afor-@mac.com
On Jul 22, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Alan Forkosh wrote:
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