"Summer getaways at state parks, campgrounds will be harder to find" by Chris Carola, Associated Press | May 10, 2009
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Cash-strapped Americans looking for a cheap getaway at a state park or campground this summer are likely to find instead reduced hours, higher fees, and closed beaches and pools.
So what ARE your TAX DOLLARS going for, America, because they CERTAINLY ARE NOT going towards SERVICES for YOU!!!
State parks and historic sites across the nation have had to cut back because of budgets squeezed by the economic downturn, said Philip McKnelly, executive director of the National Association of State Parks Directors.
While state parks are struggling, national parks that had service cutbacks two years ago are expecting an upswing fueled by federal stimulus dollars....
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