Russ Steele
Could the Federal Government take over and operate the Empire Mine State Park? Maybe.
The federal government is threatening to take possession of several of California's most prominent state parks — including Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, the top of Mt. Diablo and four miles of beaches at Fort Ord Dunes near Monterey — if Sacramento lawmakers close them to balance the budget. The warnings came in a letter from John Jarvis, the Pacific regional director of the National Park Service to Schwarzenegger on 8 June 2009. Details here.
George Rebane has been warning us about the Federalization of California. Was this one of the first steppes toward the federal government taking over the state? Details here and here.
Your thoughts? Are we about to lose our State Park to the Feds?
