MANY STATE PARKS SAVED – 03/27/12 16:00 S.S.

MANY  STATE  PARKS,   THAT  WERE  SCHEDULED  TO  BE  CLOSED  this  SUMMER,   HAVE  BEEN  SAVED  FROM  THAT  FATE.      THAT’S  BECAUSE  agreements  are  being  WORKED  OUT  with  concessionaires and  nonprofit organizations.       The  ACTING  CHIEF  DEPUTY  DIRECTOR FOR  THE  STATE  PARKS  DEPARTMENT SAYS  THAT  ONLY  15  PARKS  (OF  the ORIGINAL  70  SLATED  FOR  CLOSURE)  ARE  STILL  SET  TO  BE  CLOSED  JULY  1^ST.