http://hikingaztrails.com/arizona-closes-more-state-parks.html Finding the Best in Arizona Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:19:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://hikingaztrails.com/arizona-closes-more-state-parks.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Jackie Dishner Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:31:00 +0000 http://hikingaztrails.com/?p=19#comment-5 It was a very sad day, the day they agreed to shut down state parks. Not only do we lose our hiking, picnicking and state recreational sites, but the state is also closing down its history. The Yuma Territorial Prison is closing. The Presidio in Tubac is closing--and that is Arizona's very FIRST state park. The Douglas Mansion in Jerome was already closed for repairs, but it's not likely to open now. It's really hard to understand why our state legislators don't see value in their own state's natural environment and history. And when you write to them to try to explain, they don't even respond. They won't cut out big business tax loopholes, but they will cut out the state parks. It doesn't make sense. Who's going to want to visit or relocate here now? What will be left the see? The Grand Canyon. But what about our rural neighbors who rely on the state parks to help sustain them?! Grrrr. It just makes me mad. It was a very sad day, the day they agreed to shut down state parks. Not only do we lose our hiking, picnicking and state recreational sites, but the state is also closing down its history. The Yuma Territorial Prison is closing. The Presidio in Tubac is closing–and that is Arizona’s very FIRST state park. The Douglas Mansion in Jerome was already closed for repairs, but it’s not likely to open now. It’s really hard to understand why our state legislators don’t see value in their own state’s natural environment and history. And when you write to them to try to explain, they don’t even respond. They won’t cut out big business tax loopholes, but they will cut out the state parks. It doesn’t make sense. Who’s going to want to visit or relocate here now? What will be left the see? The Grand Canyon. But what about our rural neighbors who rely on the state parks to help sustain them?! Grrrr. It just makes me mad.

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