Flush with federal cash, states invest in their crowded parks
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For years, Michigan officials have fretted about the ever-growing list of overdue maintenance needs at their 103 state parks: roads and trails, water and sewer systems, restrooms and electrical infrastructure. All are in dire need of replacement or repair with a price tag that exceeds a quarter-billion dollars.
“A lot of these parks are coasting on the fumes of the investments we made in the ‘60s and ‘70s,” said Dan Eichinger, director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “We’ve had this $264 million millstone around our neck.”
Flush With Federal Cash, States Invest in Their Crowded Parks
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This is a year of record funding
In every sense, this has been one of the most successful legislative sessions ever as far as Florida’s award-winning state parks are concerned.” Gil ZifferTALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The Florida State Parks Foundation today applauded the Legislature’s decision to fully fund Florida’s award-winning state parks. “In every sense this has been one of the most successful legislative sessions ever as far as Florida’s award-winning state parks are concerned. This is a year of record funding,” said Foundation President Gil Ziffer. “Both the House and the Senate recognized the important multi-faceted role that our state parks play and agreed to increased funding over and above that requested by the Governor,” he said.
Will provide significant and ongoing funding
The approval of the specialty state park license plate is huge and will provide significant and ongoing funding to enable us to protect and preserve the nation’s best state park system.” Julia Gill WoodwardTALLAHASSEE, FL, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The Florida State Parks Foundation today applauded the Legislature’s decision to authorize a specialty license plate for Florida’s award-winning state parks. “Thanks to overwhelming bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, the Florida State Park specialty license plate is one step away from being a reality”, said Foundation President Gil Ziffer. “It is extremely unusual for an enabling bill like this to go through in just one legislative session but that demonstrates how much support it had in both chambers,” he said.