Eight Ways You Can Help Keep Illinois State Parks And Historical Landmarks Open

The state of Illinois has recently made the decision to close 11 state parks and 13 historical landmarks.  By the reaction that my first article has recieved, I can rightfully say that many people in the great state of Illinois are not taking kindly to this measure.

Here are just a few of the comments that this issue has sparked over the past couple of days:

First, From Donna:

I have used Chanahon parks to bike ride. It’s beautiful, newly renovated park with a new building that is something to see. To fund these improvements and then close the park shows the inability of our Governor Blag and his administration to operate a fiscally responsible budget. We also spent time this year at Kickapoo State Park in Danville and this park is also on the Parks to be closed list. I am sick about this.

Then from Tom Burton:

I would happily pay higher fees to use these state parks. 4 of them are central around Champaign and I’ve frequented 3 of the 4. It’s too bad. I know these decisions are hard and I haven’t studied the reasons, but I can’t help be suspect of Illinois government.

Lastly, we have this from Mark Howland:

How many reasons do we need to get rid of our Governor? Unless it’s some total nut-job I will vote for anybody that runs against him. Charge a small fee and keep the parks open. How simple is that.

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You can quickly see that these comments run the gammut of what is being felt by the citizens of Illinois.  Many feel that charging a small fee would help offset the $14 million needed for proper park funding.  Surrounding states currently have a system that charges a small fee to those that use the parks.  Indiana and Wisconsin both use this method, as well as many other states in this nation.

Many readers also feel that the current governor of Illinois is to blame for the budget problems.  They credit useless spending of taxpayer dollars on transportation, a governor who is ‘out of touch’ with his people, and one who might not have the whole state’s best interest at heart.  For those that feel this way, there is little more that could be done than to vote him out of office in the next election.

With that being said, there are a few initiatives to make the park and historical landmark closings a bigger issue. You can find eight ways that you can try to help keep Illinois’ state parks and historical landmarks open, by following the page-jump.

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