[pct-l] california state parks closures

[Pea Hicks]

Andrea Dinsmore wrote:
> As to the California Parks closing....is that because they can't afford to
> keep them open ?? I understand that the whole state in close to bankruptcy.
> Could they be looking at what's more important to the majority of the
> state's residents to keep funding ?? I see that the State of Washington cut
> police dept.dog funding in one city. The citizens banded together and are
> paying the costs to keep him working (for the community). Maybe those who
> want the parks to stay open should start financing them. Not everything is
> free.
> 
> PCT MOM

well, for what it's worth, here's snip from calparks.org:

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FACT:    For every dollar that funds the parks, $2.35 is returned to the 
state's General Fund through economic activities in the communities 
surrounding the parks. That means eliminating all funding for state 
parks could actually result in the state losing over $350 million 
dollars in revenue.
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