LUNCH HOSTED BY THE MONTANA
PARKS IN FOCUS COMMISSION AT THE
LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERNS STATE
PARK VISITOR CENTER. THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME THAT THE COMMISSION
HAS
MET SINCE GOVERNOR BULLOCK
SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
PLACING THE COMMISSION AS A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION
THAT HELPS PROVIDE THE RESOURCES
FOR STATE
DEPARTMENTS CAN IMPLEMENT
BULLOCK'S MONTANA STATE PARKS
AND
RECREATION STRATEGIC PLAN.
what we've done is assembled
this incredible commission of
thoughtful brought
people that going to help chart
the future for our park system
and my expectation is
by the end of this year they
will have wrapped up their work
and really built that
foundation for our park system
long after I'm governor
parks themselves are fantastic
the question is can we develop
relationships with local
communities who are willing to
invest in and advocate for the
parks but we have real
challenges with funding and a
back log of maintenance issues
but the opportunities
to get around those are tremendous.
WE ARE BRACING FOR SOME SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER IN OUR FORECAST..
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