Closing state parks?

[Lovefall]

I keep hearing that our Governor here in NY is trying to close the state parks to save money! Give me a break! So many people camp in the parks and it's not a cheap date there either.
What a mistake that would be.

[2coastcamper]

California went through this last year. Bottom line, closing them does save money. The government puts more money into the state parks than the parks bring in for the government. What that government failed to give a flip about is the countless dollars that people visiting the state parks bring into the local economy. Sure, a family visiting a state park might only spend $15 (or less) for a day-hiking or camping permit, but when that family goes out to dinner after their hike and drops $100 at one of the neighborhood restaurants is a real boost to the local economy. But, the government doesn't get that money, so they don't care about closing the parks. They just see the black-and-white of it ... not the endless gray area.

It's a shame really. It just shows they're willing to make the easy-on-them cuts, and not to any real work to balance their budgets.

It's idiotic, really.

[campclose]

Wow, that isn't good at all. I would imagine that with the insurance, park police, ground workers, pool people, etc cost a lot of money. I never really thought about the money that goes into the local areas for dinners and other things.
I hope they don't close down the parks.