We Need Your Help to Prevent the Closure of State
Parks
The Adirondack Mountain
Club strongly opposes Governor Paterson’s plan to close dozens of New York’s
State Parks and Historic Sites. The plan would save a few million dollars, an
insignificant amount in context of a $134 billion executive budget. What's more,
that savings estimate does not take into account the significant economic
activity that parks generate. New York’s beautiful parks and historic sites
attract visitors from out of state who spend millions of dollars, creating jobs
and generating local and state sales tax revenue. This plan may actually cost
New York more than it saves.
A full list of parks
targeted for closure can be viewed at http://www.adk.org/pdf/Park_Closure_List.pdf.
Here's what you can do to
help keep your favorite state park or historic site open: State Sen. Jose Serrano, chair of the Senate
state parks committee, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chair of the Assembly
state parks committee, have asked their colleagues to sign letters opposing the
park closure plan. Time is of the essence, so please call or e-mail your state
Senator and Assembly member and ask them to add their names to these letters.
Senator Serrano’s sign-on
letter:
http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-serrano-urges-leaders-restore-state-parks-funding
Find contact information
for your Assembly member:
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem
Find contact information
for your Senator:
http://www.nysenate.gov/?OpenForum
Thank you.
Allison D. Beals
Director of Government
Relations and Conservation
Adirondack Mountain Club
301 Hamilton St.
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 449-3870
allisonbeals@gmail.com
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