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Friend of the park wrote on Aug 30, 2008 5:12 PM:
Yes, the bathrooms are older, but you are camping and they could be outhouses!Part of the park's beauty is the nature. There is only one paid ranger and it is the county's biggest park! I am proud of Laverne and most everyone I know is too! If you don't like it, maybe you should go to a hotel next time!
phoeyon youie wrote on Aug 30, 2008 6:07 AM:
Hello are you listening to yourselves, What did you expect? You want all the Perks of the Parks yet there is no MONEY in the budget. Whats more important making sure someone is there to pick up some slobs garbage so you dont have to look at it or would you like to know that we actually have a sheriffs office that could do regular patrols instead of trying to decide which areas are considered most in need of patrols.
Long Term County Employee wrote on Aug 29, 2008 5:27 PM:
Laverne Park is one of our most visited parks besides our park in Charleston. We work hard for the little amount of money that we receive compared to others in the county. The sites are very nice and accomodating for RV's and are typically picked up unless you come in right after another camper left the site. It is not even a comparison to compare Powers and Laverne, as the usage is not even remotely close to the same. Powers brings in $4,000.00 a year in revenue versus the thousands of people who use Laverne.
We are glad that parks is no longer int he general fund, so that way we don't risk having our fee driven funding and employees cut for another department that is completely in need of the general fund.
I applaud the commissioners for dealing with the road fiasco, since the commissioners took a more active role in the roads there has definitely been more accountability and more repair and maintenance work done in the last year then in the last ten on our roads.
We are glad that parks is no longer int he general fund, so that way we don't risk having our fee driven funding and employees cut for another department that is completely in need of the general fund.
I applaud the commissioners for dealing with the road fiasco, since the commissioners took a more active role in the roads there has definitely been more accountability and more repair and maintenance work done in the last year then in the last ten on our roads.
Samuel wrote on Aug 29, 2008 1:48 PM:
This must have been something that has recently happened because just before I left Coos County three years ago, I had visited LaVerne Park and it was cleaner then Rooke-Higgins, Golden and Silver Falls parks which I have always found to be eceptionally clean when I have visited them. This is too bad that this is happening. I guess not many people have pride in Oregon anymore. That is a real shame!
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