Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation has proposed cutting – entirely and permanently – the Outdoors and most Adult Programs
Everything from kayak classes, ropes course, paddling at Dutch Gap to nature programs and practically all active adult programming are on the block. What is NOT lost is old fashion politicking: the squeaky wheel getting the grease. They said they welcome emails, attendance at hearings, pleas, and well-organized efforts. SO PLEASE! Get out your computer, pen, telephone, whatever. Write a letter to each PRAC commissioner (the Parks Commission is the appointed body that makes recommendations for funding cuts and allocations). Write them daily. Write the Board of Supervisors. It doesn’t matter if you live in their district or not. This is a regional issue.
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CHESTERFIELD OUTDOORS PROGRAMS ARE FACING 100% BUDGET CUTS. More Info SURVIVAL OF THE
DEPARTMENT DEPENDS ON OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS. URGENT NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION Email or call Parks and Rec Advisory Council and Board of Supervisors. Let them know Outdoors Programs cannot be eliminated. (Email addresses can be found at the end of this email as well as a sample email.) Sign the online petition here. Send a letter of support if you represent an organization, including the far-reaching economic impact these programs offer the community. Talking points can be found
on savechesterfieldoutdoors.com. We Must Be Heard or these programs will disappear
for good. If this passes, it will not be a temporary
budget cut. Half of the programs in the Chesterfield Parks and Rec program will no longer be offered. See the Guide for a complete listing of what is at stake. |
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Come to the March 4 PRAC meeting, 7:00p.m. to 8:30p.m, at
Pittman-Eanes Bldg, 6731 Mimms Loop Call Janice Blakley NOW, Clerk to the Supervisors, at 748-1200 to sign-up if you wish to speak at the March 24 Board of Supervisors meeting. Slots are usually for 1-3 minutes. (Sign up now and if you need to cancel, please call her back so others may speak.) Come to the March 24 Board of Supervisors meeting, 6:30p.m. - until it ends, at the Chesterfield County Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road. The earlier people arrive the more likely they will get a seat. The supervisors, may at some point, ask how many people are there in support of Parks and Rec, so the larger the hand-show the better. Of course, they might not ask that either. But the bigger the turnout--just in sheer numbers--the better. More than 2/3 of participating programs in Chesterfield Parks and Recreation are in the Outdoors section yet this area is slated for a 100% elimination. Most of the county has a 5-6% budget cut. We must let the Council and the Board of Supervisors know this is an outrage. It cannot be tolerated. |
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contact Parks and Rec Advisory Council and Board members as a group or: Board of Supervisors: Sample email: |
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To add your name to the mailing list, email Elli Morris elli@wackophoto.com THANK YOU FOR HELPING KEEP THESE UNIQUE TREASURES ALIVE. The programs offered by Chesterfield Outdoors Programs must not disappear. |
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