nys parks report: "protect their future"

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Protect Their Future:New Yorks State Parks in Crisis

november 2010


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Protect their Future: New Yorks state Parks iN crisis

Executive Summary

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o P , r n nd h P v n (oPrhP), j n n y m.

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p .

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l nd y n d (d n ng , g m n , l l y mm ll n n- l n d ng b l n ( mpg nd , b nb ).

t n n d d p nd v l z N Y p .

1. St p cutti g a d st fu di g f pa k p ati s.

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2. I c as capital fu di g f faciliti s.

in n m l y , 2008 nd 2009, g v n nd l g l d P c p l in v , ll d oPrhP mpl n ly $200 m ll n

n l p b l n nd mp v m n p j . in 2010, v , oPrhPp nd ng ll ll $31 m ll n m ll m n n g n y 40-y d m n d p l b l g m n $1 b ll n.

t ld nv l $100 m ll n nn lly $1 b ll n v n d d p y

d d l nd dd p ng l nd

3. S cu pa ks fu di g f t futu .

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2010. ov p y , v ll b dg d l n d by $35 m ll n, v n d $10 m ll n, ll ng oPrhP v m v pnn b n d m ng p n d

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P t ct T i Futu : n w Y ks Stat Pa ks i C isis

The Value of New Yorks Park System

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m y n nd d d N Y g d .

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The Effect of Operating Budget Cuts

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40 p n y m l d mm n,m ng v d n . al g l p j d

g n nly $11 m ll n n n b dg v ng , g v n g d n n y dd l ll ng .

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d n , nd l l l d l , nd mm n y nd b n l d b nd dg n p . t p ld m n l d g mm n

b m n m n n 2010 l g l v n nd ymb l alb ny dy n n. N n l d y b M m l D y nd d d l g l

nd g v n d n g m n j n g nd ng oPrhP p n n y m.

al g l -m n n $11 m ll n p p p n, oPrhP p nl m g n y nd n p .

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t n p p bl m b n b ld ng N l n a. r ll in G v nm n d n n y

n p l dPr rv & Pro : ch ll ng F ing N w York s P rksy m. t n y l , m n d n mp v d, p d by N Y , P rk turning Poin d l m p l

n g ng, d ng, nd n m l ng, p ngnd y nd mp m ng q l y p v p n .

ov p y , v l d N Y s d d n n n l g n n. in ap l 2008, oPrhP nn l p ng b dg

l dy l n $195 m ll n. ov p 12 y , l G v n P q ng n m ll n p n- p l nd , p y m p nd d b

nd 26 n p d. h v , oPrhP p ng b dg d l np d, nd nd nd ng p d m ng p n n ly

t n, m M y 2008 g s p mb 2010, oPrhP p ng b dg m . i p ng b dg l y nd ng M 31, 2011, l

m ll n m l v $35 m ll n, 18 p n . t g n y p b dg :

d ng p ng nd n 100 p nd

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gg v ly n d v n , m $35 m ll n n 1994 $90 m ll n n 2010.oPrhP n d p by n v g 25 p n v p y ,

ng $10 m ll n n n nn l v n . F v b n d n ll p g ,n l d ng g p ng, mp ng, b n , g l , m n , nd p n l . D n

n nd nd v d l d b l v b n d d. F p n lln d b l y nd d p p v n. w p n m ,

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Recommendations

t n n d d p nd v l z N Y p :

1. St p cutti g a d st fu di g f pa k p ati s.

ov p y , oPrhP p ng b dg b n by $35 m ll n, n 18 p nd n, m $195 m ll n n FY2008-09 $160 m ll n n FY2010-11.

a l , g n y l m n 1,400 p m n n nd n l (bn ly nn n d l y ), nd p p ng b dg v b n d ply . F p bl , m n d b m , l l nd d n l p g m , nd l m n n n

g y m. s v d n n d , d y , nd n p n v b n mpl m n d 100 p nd .

oPrhP l dy l m n d ll n n n l p nd ; n ng l .F b dg d n ll l n p nd l nd y d v llyn ng m l l n.

r ng nd ng p ll n bl oPrhP ll v n n ll d pm n n n p n nd bl n P P l n ng d my.

t g v n nd l g l ld m g n oPrhP b dg g n y n p m l p n n .

V P l s g sps P

2. I c as capital fu di g f faciliti s.

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d l g v nm n , ld nd ng nd L nd nc n v n F nd d q l v l , nd p v p l n py, d

mpl y p bl nd ng. r g dl , N Y s m l d p by nv m n n p y m.

t ld nv l $100 m ll n nn lly $1 b ll n v n d d dd p y

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