State Parks fate unknown as budget deal nears
July 15th, 2009 by Geoff, Executive Director
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Name: Geoffrey McQuilkin
Title: Executive Director
About: Geoff's goals for the Committee are: assuring Mono Lake's continuing protection, restoring Mono Lake's tributary streams, developing a permanent education program, and assuring that the strong tradition of scientific research at Mono Lake continues. A graduate of Harvard in the history of science, Geoff has worked for the Committee since 1992 and was an intern and volunteer before that. He's happy to live close to the lake with his wife Sarah and their daughters Caelen and Ellery.See All Posts by Geoffrey (105)
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News from Sacramento increasingly suggests a budget deal is close to completion. Something may well be announced this week, perhaps as soon as today. But the fate of California’s State Park system in that deal remains unknown.
Recently the Legislature approved the State Park Access Pass as a funding source to operate parks, but the majority vote of support is not enough to clear the 2/3 budget approval requirement. So now it is up to legislative leaders and the Governor to find a way to fund parks operations within the budget deal they will propose–or justify shutting down 80% of the parks.
Stay tuned for news as details emerge. There’s still time to send a letter of concern in support of Mono Lake, Bodie, and all state parks.
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