DNR trims $570,000, shuts down 12 Michigan camp sites
[Note that these are state forest campgrounds and are not part of the state park system. However, the Recreation Passport proposal would provide funding to help keep these campgrounds open.]
From Howard Meyerson of the Grand Rapids Press:
Twelve state forest campgrounds are slated for closure this month, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials.
The closures come in response to budget cuts sought by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Her executive order this week cut state funding by $221,864,600. The DNR’s budget was cut by $572,900. Granholm sought to trim general fund programs. Only 4 percent of the DNR’s budget comes from state tax dollars.
“No one likes to make cuts, but we have to live in our time,” said Brenda Curtis, the DNR state forest campground program manager. “Everyone is impacted.”
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