Comments on: First California state park shutdown in history
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A refreshing collection of all things Mono Lake brought to you by the Mono Lake Committee staffMon, 21 Jan 2013 23:13:56 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: Tom Schweich
http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/05/14/first-california-state-park-shutdown-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-978
Tom SchweichTue, 17 May 2011 15:19:33 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=5711#comment-978Regardless of how one might feel about how our state got into its current financial mess, the effectiveness of the legislature we elected, the best governor that money apparently can't buy, or how the required cuts are allocated to various state services (such as prisons for non-violent offenders), necessary difficult budget cuts are going to lead to unpopular decisions. With that out of the way ...
I think the question might be, with the door of Mono Lake Tufa SNR closing, what doors of opportunity will open?
With Mono Lake Tufa SNR closed, I assume that enforcement of a strict closure will be nearly impossible. At the very least, I would assume we will still be able to park along Test Station Road and walk down to South Tufa, with varying degrees of legality. This becomes a teaching moment. As much as I would not have the opportunity of such a teaching moment, how can it be used to the benefit of Mono Lake?
A couple of other thoughts:
- Would the state really try to lock the parking lots?
- Will they remove the highway signs directing visitors to various locations?
- How would other agencies, such as Inyo National Forest, respond to closing of State facilities in the Mono Lake Basin?
- Could LA DWP be persuaded to buy some karma points by supporting some of the former state park facilities?
- And finally, the bottom line, will locking the doors of the outhouses result only in broken locks?Regardless of how one might feel about how our state got into its current financial mess, the effectiveness of the legislature we elected, the best governor that money apparently can’t buy, or how the required cuts are allocated to various state services (such as prisons for non-violent offenders), necessary difficult budget cuts are going to lead to unpopular decisions. With that out of the way …
I think the question might be, with the door of Mono Lake Tufa SNR closing, what doors of opportunity will open?
With Mono Lake Tufa SNR closed, I assume that enforcement of a strict closure will be nearly impossible. At the very least, I would assume we will still be able to park along Test Station Road and walk down to South Tufa, with varying degrees of legality. This becomes a teaching moment. As much as I would not have the opportunity of such a teaching moment, how can it be used to the benefit of Mono Lake?
A couple of other thoughts:
- Would the state really try to lock the parking lots?
- Will they remove the highway signs directing visitors to various locations?
- How would other agencies, such as Inyo National Forest, respond to closing of State facilities in the Mono Lake Basin?
- Could LA DWP be persuaded to buy some karma points by supporting some of the former state park facilities?
- And finally, the bottom line, will locking the doors of the outhouses result only in broken locks?
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http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/05/14/first-california-state-park-shutdown-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-977
fred gageSun, 15 May 2011 19:00:45 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=5711#comment-977What else can the state do? Parks, though nice, are not essential to operating the state. Without turning this issue into a political discussion the simple problem is the state takes in less money than it spends. State parks just do not enjoy the same priority as welfare and other giveaway programs we spend money to support.What else can the state do? Parks, though nice, are not essential to operating the state. Without turning this issue into a political discussion the simple problem is the state takes in less money than it spends. State parks just do not enjoy the same priority as welfare and other giveaway programs we spend money to support.
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http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/05/14/first-california-state-park-shutdown-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-976
TerrySun, 15 May 2011 16:46:14 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=5711#comment-976Well, when I first started visiting Mono Lake and the wonderful Tufas, there was no formal park, etc. No fees, no nothing. Just drive down the dirt road, get out, and enjoy the scenery. That's how I'll enjoy it now. What can they do? Built a chain link fence all around the lake?Well, when I first started visiting Mono Lake and the wonderful Tufas, there was no formal park, etc. No fees, no nothing. Just drive down the dirt road, get out, and enjoy the scenery. That’s how I’ll enjoy it now. What can they do? Built a chain link fence all around the lake?
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http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/05/14/first-california-state-park-shutdown-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-973
bkSun, 15 May 2011 09:25:11 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=5711#comment-973i am horrified they are going to close mono lake. this is nature who is to say you cannot go visit a beautiful park in california? what a waste i love mono lake im so disgusted to think about these parks being closed.i am horrified they are going to close mono lake. this is nature who is to say you cannot go visit a beautiful park in california? what a waste i love mono lake im so disgusted to think about these parks being closed.
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