Werden Kalifornische State Parks geschlossen?

Hallo zusammen,

zur Zeit ist immer noch nicht klar wie sich die Lage der Parks in Kalifornien entwickelt. Alles weitere könnt Ihr unter dem folgenden Link nachlesen.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=737

Hallo zusammen,

das Erscheinen der Liste, welche Parks geschlossen werden, verzögert sich weiter. Jetzt wird mit der Liste nächste Woche gerechnet. Wenn die Liste veröffentlicht wurde werde ich Euch Zeitnah informieren.

Hallo zusammen,

anscheinend entspannt sich die Lager
der Kalifornischen State Parks leicht. Wie Ihr sicherlich wisst hat
der Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vor einiger Zeit beschlossen,
wegen dem sehr großen Haushaltsdefizit in Kalifornien, mehr als 100
der 279 State Parks zu schließen. Nun hat sein Sprecher am gestrigen
Dienstag bekannt gegeben, dass weit weniger State Parks geschlossen
werden sollen. Man versuche stattdessen andere Geldquellen zu
erschließen. Was das auch immer zu bedeuten hat. Wann die Liste
bekannt gegeben werden soll in der die zu schließenden State Parks
aufgeführt sind ist nicht bekannt. Das wird von Woche zu Woche
verschoben. In der Presse wird bereits spekuliert, dass überhaupt
keine State Parks geschlossen werden sollen.

Ich halte Euch weiter auf dem
Laufenden.

Hallo zusammen,

ich möchte Euch diese Nachrichten nicht vorenthalten.

CSPF Statement on the Governor's "plan"

Moments
ago, the Governor's office released a statement on his "plan" to avoid
the full closure of state parks.  The press statement is below.   This
is not an actual restoration of funding for state parks – in fact, it
is not at all a restoration of funding.  The way he proposes to get
$14M in savings without fully closing parks is to partially or
seasonally close some parks (which was already part of the plan to
generate savings), eliminate major equipment purchases this year (also
already on the table), reduce spending on seasonal staff (already on
the table), reduce hours of operation at most state parks, and reduce
ongoing maintenance. 

We all want to see our state parks open, and it’s been the efforts
of advocates that have kept the Governor’s feet to the fire since late
May.   But CSPF isn’t fully celebrating this news yet. While the
Governor has found a clever way to get political cover on this issue,
it’s not clear that this plan won’t actually leave Californians with
just as limited access to their state parks as if they had been fully
closed. The “found money” here is from having less lifeguards on state
beaches, not maintaining restrooms, not staffing parks for health and
safety standards, etc. And you’ll see at the end of the release, a $22M
cut in next year’s budget is still on the horizon. 

From the Governor's Press Release:
Proposal for alternative solution to closures

To avoid full and complete park closures while achieving the
budgeted savings, the Administration can take the following actions:

• In the current fiscal year, Parks can achieve one-time budget savings in the following manner:
  • Maintenance and Equipment: Reduce ongoing maintenance for the
    remainder of 2009-10 and eliminate all major equipment purchases, such
    as vehicle replacements. (Savings estimated at $12.1 million)
  • Service Reductions: Reducing hours and/or days of operation
    at most State Park units, reducing expenditures on seasonal staff,
    reducing staffing and operations at Headquarters (Savings estimated at
    $2.1 million). Examples of service reductions include; (1) some
    facilities will close weekdays and be open on weekends and holidays,
    (2) portions of a unit may be closed, such as the back loop of a
    campground, (3) for a park with multiple campgrounds, one whole
    campground or day use facility may be closed while the rest of the park
    remains open, and (4) parks that already close due to seasonal
    conditions may see a longer closure. Service reductions will be planned
    to minimize disruptions to visitors, achieve cost savings and maintain
    park fee revenues.
• To achieve the $22.2 million of ongoing future General Fund
  savings that was included in the 2009 Budget Act, the Administration
  can explore various solutions for inclusion in the January 10 budget to
  generate ongoing budget savings while minimizing full and complete park
  closures.

Quelle: http://www.calparks.org/takeaction/governors-press-release.html