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The Petri Dish

October 13, 2009

As car tab 'donations' roll in, threat of state park closures wanes

Posted at 1:39 pm by Jerry Cornfield

Vehicle owners are showing an early willingness to include $5 for state parks with their car registration renewal fees. And if the current rate of collections continue, the threat of state park closures will be gone.

Here are excerpts of the State Parks and Recreation Commission announcement:

From the beginning of the 2009-11 biennium July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009, State Parks received $1.4 million in donations...

If donation levels continue in the current manner, State Parks will be able to meet the 2009-11 budget and keep state parks open.

The Legislature projected that State Parks would need $28 million in donations over a full two-year budget period to keep state parks open. Because the new donation program started two months into the biennium with September vehicle license tab renewals, there are only 22 collection months. For that reason, State Parks needs an average of approximately $1.25 million a month in donations over the two years of the biennium to meet its budget.

For the full release, go here.

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State Parks are worth it!
I go to several State Parks on a regular basis and have become a big fan. It's a cheap way to get out of the house, while getting some quality family time.

I'd also urge everyone in the state to get the State Parks license plates for their vehicles (not the National Parks which is different), to help keep our public parks open.
Jeff Craig | Oct 13, 2009 4:01 pm | 0 replies | Request removal

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