Florida State Parks May Have to Pay Their Way

[Mika]

Florida State Parks May Have to Pay Their Way

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The Sierra Club is against a bill in a Florida House committee that would allow hunting, lumbering and cattle grazing in state parks in order to increase state revenues.
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Activists are also angry that funds from Florida Forever, the state’s conservation land acquisition program, would be used to pump fresh water out of parks. It would go to outside counties to meet the needs of growing populations.
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“They’re saying one thing publicly,” says Walters {chair of the Sierra Club Florida Chapter}, “but behind the scenes, they’re doing something else.”

http://wlrn.org/post/florida-state-parks-may-have-pay-their-way

[katmondoo]

1. Get rid of these damn Republicans