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40 430 <br />MAR 171982 P <br />campground, but they are having a problem trying to maintain <br />the facilities and keep them up to standards. <br />Ralph Van Hoek of the Division of Forestry gave the <br />Board a detailed report- on the problems they are <br />encountering due to vandalism at the park, with people <br />coming at night, destroying picnic tables and grills, <br />injuring cars, trying to burn the bath house, etc. He noted <br />that although the Department has two men stationed there, <br />they are not there 24 hours a day. Forester Van Hoek <br />explained that the Forestry Department currently is <br />experiencing a financial crunch with the State and any funds <br />to maintain the park must come out of their fire fighting <br />budget; therefore, they would like to petition the <br />Commission to keep £he park open for lday use only so they <br />can close it at night when most of the vandalism occurs. He <br />noted that most of the year the park stays quite empty, but <br />during the winter months, they get the overflow from <br />Sebastian Inlet State Park. <br />Commissioner Bird informed the Board that he had <br />contacted Ney Landrum of the State Division of Parks & <br />Recreation in Tallahassee, and they definitely would not be <br />interested in this park because of its size and location, as <br />well as' their budget problems. He was told they do <br />occasionally. have some funds available in this area for <br />capital improvements, but they do not have funds for <br />maintenance or replacement. They did express willingness to <br />cooperate with management advice through the personnel at <br />the Sebastian Inlet Park. <br />Park Supervisor Bill Cook expressed his desire to see <br />this park keep operating as an overnight campground since it <br />is the only place in the County besides Sebastian Inlet <br />where someone can legally camp overnight. There is a fee of <br />$5.20 a night. <br />a <br />