Possible budget cuts to state parks and beaches may result in less services being provided to visitors.
Marsh's Rest in Forest Park in SpringfieldMassachusetts residents face the possibility of receiving reduced services at state parks, beaches and other recreational areas unless cuts to the governor’s spending plan aren’t restored.
Cuts to funding for state parks and recreational areas are being mulled over. If the reduction in funding is approved the results would cause more than 100 employees to lose their jobs and less services being offered at parks and beaches, according to Richard K. Sullivan, secretary of energy and environmental affairs.
Here is what some of our readers had to say about the proposed cuts:
kasmira says: Cut the welfare from deadbeats. Don't cut the parks and swimming areas for those of us that work. Oh yeah, if we don't have any place to swim, we'll work more and you can take more in taxes for the DEADBEATS!!!!
Yes, this is a joke, or it had better be.
cyeah90 says: why don’t the lawmakers take a cut in pay?????? Thats right they wont have to when they up the bottle bill. AGAIN picking on the middle class or should I say the poverty people.
bsgwmass says: I liked the idea of our elected officials cutting the fat from their budgets. I think I will do some investigating, but does anyone know how much $$ is allotted to each state rep. for office space, aides, materials, travel, etc.? They need to throw themselves on the action block as they are cutting everything from the rank-and-file Average Joe.
ritphot says: You'd be surprised how many people are sapping the state and federal government with permanent disability claims they are so distraught they can't work. Meanwhile they go on vacations to the tropics and lead normal lives... Cops, Firemen, service men etc..
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