The State Park Terminator
By Thomas on August 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Governator has spoken. Starting Labor Day weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to terminate access to more than 100 California state parks to save some $14 million for the now not so Golden State. No official closure list has been released, but rumors abound.
One of the parks in San Diego county that might get axed is Palomar Mountain State Park. So in a last-ditch effort to sign a petition and to relive Tony’s 6th Grade Camp on Palomar Mountain, we went there with our friends Evelyn and Micky.
With the camp grounds overflowing and families flooding in for the day, it is difficult to imagine that all of this is coming to an end. But the budget cuts don’t stop there. Cuts for Medi-Cal, schools and universities, HIV treatment and prevention, health care coverage for children of low-income families… the list goes on.
What do you expect from a cyborg assassin on a mission to fix the budget? Environmentalism? Compassion? Interest in educated voters? I think not.
And for those parks that survive the massacre, increased park fees began on August 17. Oh, the tragedy!
For those of you who want to learn more about the park closures, here’s a link to the California State Parks Foundation.
Topics: United States | 4 Comments »
August 28th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Dear TnT! Thanks so much for sharing the weekend with us at Palomar State Park and for creating this post. I hope all Californians will get out tomorrow and visit their closest state park and then send an SOS (Save Our State Parks) message to the Governator. Hugs to you for your support!
August 28th, 2009 at 11:39 am
TnT,
Thanks for supporting CA State Parks in general and Palomar SP in particular. Within range of San Diego, Palomar gives us a place to escape to on weekends. Once lost, it will be impossible to reclaim. CA seems happy to binge on “health care” but has little left over for healthy lives. Arnold came back in Terminator II to be on the right side of the fight – meanwhile, we’ll keep battling and hope for the big guy to arrive in time.
Maniel
August 28th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Awww … don’t worry about it! Everything’s temporary. The parks will still be there when the economy turns around. Either that or the feds will see the merits of a CCC type make-work campaign. Nice poison oak!
August 29th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I can’t believe you guys are in Cali. Wish I were there with you. How long are you in the states?
Love to you both…. Laura