Two local state parks on closure list
Deer Lake and Yellow River March Preserve would close indefinitely if Gov. Crist gives his OK
SANTA ROSA BEACH -Deer Lake State Park is among more than a dozen state parks that might be closed indefinitely next year because of Florida's financial crunch.
The possible closure of Deer Lake - named after one of the rare coastal dune lakes along the 26-mile Walton County coastline - and 18 other state parks comes after Gov. Charlie Crist directed all state agencies to cut 10 percent from their proposed 2009-10 budgets, said Jessica Kemper, public information officer for the Florida Parks Service.
Another park on the potential closure list is Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park on County Road 191 in Santa Rosa County.
Kemper said Crist must approve the proposed cuts. If he does, the parks likely would close in July.
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Deer Lake and Yellow River March Preserve would close indefinitely if Gov. Crist gives his OK
SANTA ROSA BEACH -Deer Lake State Park is among more than a dozen state parks that might be closed indefinitely next year because of Florida's financial crunch.
The possible closure of Deer Lake - named after one of the rare coastal dune lakes along the 26-mile Walton County coastline - and 18 other state parks comes after Gov. Charlie Crist directed all state agencies to cut 10 percent from their proposed 2009-10 budgets, said Jessica Kemper, public information officer for the Florida Parks Service.
Another park on the potential closure list is Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park on County Road 191 in Santa Rosa County.
Kemper said Crist must approve the proposed cuts. If he does, the parks likely would close in July.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/parks_12771___article.html/state_closed.html