[GeoStL] Re: St. Louis County Park Closures

  • From: Maggie Madonia <letsride94@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:11:54 -0500

It's scary to think they would close then sell Lone Elk/Tyson and end up
with McMansions dotting the landscape... *ugh* Pete and I plan to attend
the park closure meeting.

Maggie


On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Bear Mike <brawnybear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I would think it be expensive to shut down Lone Elk. Perhaps we should
> start a "Friends of STL County Parks" group and help raise money.
>
> Mike Griffin
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> On Nov 2, 2011, at 7:23 AM, Maggie Madonia <letsride94@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am not sure why they just don't consider charging
> a nominal fee especially for Lone Elk and George Winter.  Who wouldn't pay
> .50 to go to Lone Elk or launch a jet ski at George Winter.   (or to fish
> at Suson Park, maybe a yearly pass for a few bucks) I would versus losing
> these parks.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:05 AM, Dan Baldenweck <harp8n@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> St. Louis County is proposing closing some parks because of a budgetary
>> shortfall.  The list includes some of the biggies:  West Tyson,
>> Greensfelder, Lone Elk, Simpson...and many more.
>>
>> Here's a map:
>>
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&vpsrc=6&ctz=300&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=211388461394182029991.0004b0b1e3d928ccdeb1d&t=m&ll=38.659778,-90.43396&spn=0.53618,0.75531&z=10&source=embed
>>
>
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