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09-11-2008, 05:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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|  Attn Every Il Resident Park Closing
Blagobitch is at it again... As of Nov 1 11 of your favorite parks will be closed for good... Lowden Castle Rock Kickapoo (and all parks related) Weldon springs (Clinton Lake) WolfCreek (Lake Shelbyville) Channohan state park etc... Each of these parks are in districts apposed to Fago...I mean Blago... If you go to the park itself there are petitions available to be signed. The Gov states that these closings are do to budget cuts yet, Kickapoo is a cash cow for the state (brings in way more money than it cost). Not only will these closing suck just do to the loss of good hiking/biking/canoeing/camping and yes.... RC ROCKCRAWLING but it will kill the economy in several of these areas. Being from Kickapoo area I can tell you, Vermillion county only exists because of that park system and the tourism that it brings in. There are online petitions out there but, they dont do anygood... Ill post up mailing address's and phone #'s for the gov agencies you need to contact to save our parks from the politics. |
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09-11-2008, 07:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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I heard by the time they are done there will be 26 parks closed. Marseilles park is also on the list. My buddy lives there and he was telling me how shitty it is. This state is in deep trouble. It's a known fact it's corrupt and you can MARK my word. When it's all said and done. Blagobitch will be sittin next to ryan. I'll stop there because this thread will be 30 pages long if I keep going on about this state |
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09-12-2008, 07:18 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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Keep this thread at the top and copy/paste it into every webboard your on with IL members... dont let them win. contact, write, petition, call! write letters. letters definetly get a point across! Governor - Rob Blagojevich: http://www. illinois. gov/gov/contactthegovernor. cfm and here's addresses: Office of the Governor 207 State House Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: 217-782-0244 or 312-814-2121 TTY: 888-261-3336 governor@state.il.us 104th District State Representative - Bill Black: Springfield Office: 314 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-4811 (217) 782-1873 FAX District Office: 7 E. Fairchild Danville, IL 61832 (217) 431-1986 (217) 431-2088 FAX Vermilion County 52nd District State Senator - Mike Frerichs: http://mikefrerichs. com/contact/contact. php Springfield Office: 118 State House Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-2507 (217) 782-2331 (fax) Champaign Office: 45. E. University Suite 206 Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 355-5252 (217) 355-5255 (fax) Open 9am - 6 pm, M-F Danville Office: 28 W. North Street First Floor Danville, IL 61832 (217) 442-5252 (217) 442-5255 (fax) Open 9am - 4 pm, M-F 103rd District State Representative - Naomi Jakobsson: District Office: 206 N. Randolph Street Suite 120 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone (217) 373-5000 Fax (217) 373-8679 Capitol Office: 257-S Stratton Building Springfield, IL 62706 Phone (217) 558-1009 Fax (217) 557-4536 Email: naomi@naomijakobsson.com |
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09-12-2008, 08:46 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 42N 88.02W
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What a recockulous mess.......
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09-12-2008, 09:29 PM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Is there a actual list some where? I just want to make damn sure my local park is not closing. Lowden is a decent park my bro and I have crawled there a few times this year. |
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09-13-2008, 07:46 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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there is a list, Ill see if I can find it.
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09-13-2008, 12:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 42N 88.02W
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STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Posted Aug 28, 2008 @ 03:02 PM Last update Aug 28, 2008 @ 03:25 PM The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is closing 11 state parks and laying off 39 employees to cope with severe state budget cuts. “This is a tough day for DNR and Illinois,” Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chris McCloud said today in announcing the closures of 11 state parks. “These are not decisions we wanted to make, but they are the consequences of a struggling economy.” A total of 39 DNR workers are being laid off, 36 of whom are fulltime employees. McCloud said the cuts are the result of $14 million in cuts made to DNR’s operating budget as a result of the budget passed by the Illinois General Assembly earlier this summer. The following sites are scheduled to close Nov. 1: Castle Rock State Park, Oregon Lowden State Park, Oregon Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield Illini State Park, Marseilles Channahon Parkway State Park, Channahon Gebhard Woods State Park, Morris Hidden Springs State Forrest, Strasburg Kickapoo State Park, Oakwood Moraine View State Park, Leroy Weldon Springs State Park, Clinton Wolf Creek State Park, Windsor Total Staff Reductions: 39 25 site technicians 4 park rangers 3 assistant site superintendents 1 office associate (part time) 3 office coordinators (2 part time/1 full time) 1 site security officer 1 natural resource coordinator 1 natural resource specialist | |
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09-13-2008, 12:56 PM
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| MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Whew, I'm glad Rock Cut state park isn't on that list. Still my most favorite park. Lowden I wonder if they are closing the one I'm thinking. There are 3 Lowden parks. One is a state owned campsite one is a overlook with a big indian statue. The last one is a play ground overlook area with rocks near the dam. Either way that totally, blows. However, maybe when a new president gets voted in things will change. |
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09-13-2008, 01:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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all parks managed by parks on the list.... for instance, Kickapoo is the only one on the list but, 3 other parks will be closed because they are park of the Kickapoo complex. Weldon Springs is one of the most used boat slips for Clinton lake and it will be closing with the park. Wolfcreek manages the best ramp for Lake Shelbyville and it will be closing with the park.
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09-13-2008, 02:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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But on a good note with all this money blago is saving, they will be able to issue more state cars and gas cards to morons who don't need them! | |
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09-13-2008, 03:54 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rock Falls
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| Attn Every Il Resident Park Closing
This is what happens when the gov spends money this country don't have it's out of control. |
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09-13-2008, 04:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South of I-80 in Ill
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I say we start makin our rounds to these parks goin crawlin where we can find rocks?  |
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09-13-2008, 04:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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Lowden has some crawling, Castle rock has a huge rock formation, Kickapoo has some nice features...I was actually working to organize an event there in the spring, guess that aint going to happen.
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09-13-2008, 08:28 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2006 Location: West of Chicago
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The irony is that Illini State Park in Marseilles was overhauled just a few years ago. They remodeled & updated the boating area by adding 2 boat launches, nice aluminum docks and a larger parking area. I actually liked it better before as it looks almost too nice for a state park........... Remember these "are scheduled to close Nov. 1", as has happened before I am pretty sure this list will change before all is said & done. |
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09-13-2008, 09:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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Thats what my buddy was telling me. One of the nicest docks around. spent a TON of cash during the remodel | |
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09-13-2008, 09:51 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington
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Anyone want to bet that Blago's developer buddies may have something to do with this. Can you see the ads, "Come and live in the majestic beauty of a former state park".
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09-24-2008, 06:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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|  It Worked
just saw on the news.... Thanks to public outcry they have found the money from some surplus to pay for the parks Thanks to anyone who wrote letters!!!
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