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Railtown, California State Park funding
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 07-20-2012 - 20:27

Railtown 1897 was slated for closure due to California State Parks budget woes. However that closure has been delayed.

Now it turns out that Cal Parks has been squirreled away and was hiding $54 million for over a decade!

Quote:
SFGate.com
California Parks Director Ruth Coleman abruptly resigned and her deputy was fired Friday after state officials learned that her cash-strapped department had squirreled away $54 million in funds unreported to the state for a dozen years.
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Parks officials had repeatedly warned that the latest cut to their department - $22 million - would result in the closure of 70 state parks this year. But private donors contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to prevent closures and all but two of the parks remain open. Many, however, are on reduced hours, with fewer employees.
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The realization that the state had been blind to the extra revenue for 12 years raised immediate questions over whether there are other departments with hidden accounts.

Full story:
[www.sfgate.com]


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  Railtown, California State Park funding Graham Buxton 07-20-2012 - 20:27
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding Carol L. Voss 07-20-2012 - 20:36
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding mook 07-20-2012 - 21:19
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding BOB R 07-21-2012 - 10:48
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding BOB R 07-20-2012 - 22:08
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding Sam 07-21-2012 - 02:21
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding Tony 07-21-2012 - 13:18
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding RLM 07-21-2012 - 15:24
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding mook 07-21-2012 - 22:11
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding Realist 07-23-2012 - 01:12
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding DaveB 07-24-2012 - 09:28
  Re: Railtown, California State Park funding Hutch 7.62 07-24-2012 - 21:35


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