Following months of deliberation, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and leaders from both parties announced late Monday that a 'deal' may have been reached to close California's $26 billion dollar budget gap. The proposed deal must still be passed by a 2/3 majority of both houses. These votes will likely occur on Thursday of this week.
The impasse, giving rise to this most recent overdue proposal, was that republican lawmakers refused agree to raise taxes to solve the budget crisis, while Democrats fought to retain services, including health care for low-income children.
The details of the budget 'deal' were, apparently, struck in a closed door session lasting late into the evening on Monday. These leaders declined to release the details of the deal until they have an opportunity to brief their respective party caucases. They did, however, disclose that some state parks will have to close, but the vast majority of the 220 initially scheduled to be shut down will remain open.
An Assembly staffer explained today that in the event the current proposal is passed, the California State Department of Parks and Recreation will be alloted a certain reduced budget. Faced with this reduction, the department will then undergo a cost vs. benefit analysis as a means of deciding which parks will need to be closed. It is possible, according to this staffer, that this process will take months.
The following parks were initially slated for closure by the governor: California State Capitol Museum, Governor's Mansion State Historic Park, Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, State Indian Museum State Historic Park, Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, D. L. Bliss State Park, Donner Memorial State Park, Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, Emerald Bay State Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park and Kings Beach State Recreation Area. Which of these parks will remain open and which will close is not yet known.
For more info about: Lake Tahoe Hotels; Vacation Rentals! ; Parks and Playgrounds; Biking at Tahoe; Cruising on Lake Tahoe
For more info about at Lake Tahoe: Beaches, Summer Activites; Best Beaches at Lake Tahoe; Kings Beach
For Lake Tahoe summer camp info: Lake Tahoe Summer Camp Series
If you're driving to Tahoe: Road Conditions (including live videos)
Copyright ©2009 by TahoeKidsGuide.com, Inc.. All rights reserved
No comments:
Post a Comment