Looks like the temporary reprieve that the state parks got is going to vanish again. State legislators are planning on shutting all state parks and slashing pay for all state employees (does that include the legislators as well?) in order to save money. Never mind that the state treasurer said that the state could lay off every single state employee and still be in the hole, but oh well.
No much of a person to get on a political rant, but I feel that our legislature over the past decade or so has generally done us a terrible disservice, and their current behavior is right in line with that. Why not let the voters decide themselves if they want a sales tax increase? Uh oh, the uninformed masses might do something that goes ideologically against what you like. Guess what? The public should get the final word, not you. So irritated this morning.
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July 1 starts a new crunch in the budget ... I believe it's about $1.3 Billion that needs to be cut . With some creative smoke/mirror accounting, it's down to about $500M, of which only a few areas can be cut legally: AHCCCS, Education, Police, Fire, and Parks.
The current proposal has AHCCCS and Education taking the brunt of it, but I'd be surprised if the parks don't get thrown into the mix too.
I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
The people I talked to at Alamo Lake were very worried about it, since the gov wants to bring in a concessionaire to run it. Already, that park is staffed mostly with enthusiastic volunteers. I am not in favor of the concessionaire/privatization.
As for Homolovi, I think it is being funded by the Hopis and local towns, isn't it? Plus, a lot of volunteers.
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azbackpackr wrote:As for Homolovi, I think it is being funded by the Hopis and local towns, isn't it? Plus, a lot of volunteers.
That's my impression, but I've heard nothing official.
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-Old Spiritual
My book, The Marauders on Lulu and Amazon
Rob, there is to be a big celebration there in March. I will send you the info later on. AAS, including my chapter back in Springerville, is highly involved.
There is a point of no return unremarked at the time in most lives. Graham Greene The Comedians
A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.
That's what it looked like on the link. I'm blocking it out on my calendar to be there and represent AAI.
"The only thing we did was wrong was staying in the wilderness to long...the only thing we did was right was the day we started to fight..."
-Old Spiritual
My book, The Marauders on Lulu and Amazon
Bringing this one back to life, with a bit of happy news. Oracle State Park is going to be open on Saturdays through April (and again in the fall), starting this Saturday! http://arizonahighways.wordpress.com/20 ... re-opening
"The only thing we did was wrong was staying in the wilderness to long...the only thing we did was right was the day we started to fight..."
-Old Spiritual
My book, The Marauders on Lulu and Amazon
It's a teensy little park, but it's a nice place. No real hikes there. But Lyman Lake is still closed. But it's in Apache County, which may as well be a part of New Mexico as far as the state of Arizona is concerned.
There is a point of no return unremarked at the time in most lives. Graham Greene The Comedians
A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.
Looks like according to the website it will be reopened summer of 2012
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. With some creative smoke/mirror accounting, it's down to about $500M, of which only a few areas can be cut legally: AHCCCS, Education, Police, Fire, and Parks.
