State Parks budget cut deeper by $6 million
July 28th, 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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Governor Schwarzenegger made additional cuts to the state budget today before signing it. Preliminary information is that the State Park system took another $6 million in cuts on top of the already planned $8 million, bringing the total cut to $14 million. As a result 100 park units may shut down.
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