Hopefully NIMBY-- Budget restraits to hit State Parks in Georgia

Don't forget about "the" post coming your way. I first mentioned it in my 9-22-04 post entitled "Be on the lookout for "the" post -- Corporate tax collections on the decline in Georgia."

This post noted that "I have been wanting to do a post about the topic of taxes for a month or so, and plan on getting to it soon. So that we will be on the same page, when I note that this post has some relevance or significance to the upcoming "the" post, you will know about what I speak."

This post also has relevance to the upcoming "the" post.

As we have been reading as of late, some of Georgia's 63 state parks, historic sites and golf courses are in danger of being closed because of state budget cuts.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the parks, has said it may have to close some of them if the agency has to cut any more from its budget.

The state Legislature ultimately decides how much money state agencies get, but the governor sets the guidelines for what state agencies should expect.

For next fiscal year, Perdue has warned agencies that they may have to cut another three percent, after at least three years of belt-tightening.

The director of the agency's division of parks, recreation and historic sites, Becky Kelley, said, "We can't achieve that amount without closing parks."

(source)