You heard it as a kid, "Don't be a penny-wise but a dollar-foolish!" Yet when adults who are in position of power make the above mistake - the statewide community suffers. Read the below to see how it happen to Arizona.
Leonardo
Thursday, January 5, 2012
FLAGSTAFF — State parks across the southwest are reeling from budget cuts.
California officials plan to close 70 parks by next summer. In
Arizona, parks closed and reopened with the help of community partners. The
Texas Wildlife and Park Foundation is asking for more than $4 million in donations to keep its parks open.
Two years ago, when
Arizona closed 15 state parks to save money,
tourism suffered.
"No one really differentiates between state parks, county parks or national parks. They just assume
Arizona is closed," said Jay Ream, assistant director of
Arizona State Parks. "When the message ‘All the parks are open’ got out, it didn’t get near as much national attention as all the parks closing..."
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