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Commissioner Bird felt we should have their figures <br />annually, but Attorney Collins believed their budgeting is on a <br />bi-annual basis and suggested every 2 years might be more <br />appropriate. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, to authorize <br />the legal staff to go ahead and bring back a formal <br />document for final action, the concept being to agree <br />to doing this in a legal way on a temporary basis <br />to see how it goes, but not give it away forever. <br />Commissioner Scurlock personally felt the park will be a <br />high priority with the state because it is one of the most used <br />in the state. <br />Commissioner Bird also spoke in support of the DNR. <br />Considering our budgetary constraints, he believed that if this <br />had not become a part of the state park, it is very unlikely this <br />county ever would have had the money to put forth for maintenance <br />and improvement of the area as the state has done, and if we had, <br />it would have been only through some kind of entrance fee. He <br />believed their proposed fees are $1.00 per vehicle for state <br />residents and 50¢ per occupant. The fees for out of state <br />visitors would be $2.00 per vehicle and $1.00 per occupant. <br />Commissioner Bowman expressed her belief that we would not <br />have done as good a job with the park as the state has, and she <br />believed they have been spending at least $300,000 a year up <br />there. <br />Commissioner Scurlock stated that it was more like $750,000 <br />a year. About $200,000 a year is generated from the campsites; <br />so, they had a shortfall of over $500,000 which was covered by <br />the Trust Fund. <br />Commissioner Bird expressed his support of a 5 year <br />agreement, but stressed he would like to review the financial <br />records on some basis shorter than a 5 year period. <br />65 <br />FEB 7 1989 <br />DOC! F.AH <br />U <br />