Local state parks officials say that so far there is no updated list of parks being threatened with closure under the new budget revision. The California State Parks Department reportedly will face an $8 million cut in the budget revision that could be voted on by the Legislature sometime this week.
“There’s no current list of parks being closed,” said Chet Bardo, district supervisor for the Santa Cruz region, which includes the Coastside. “Our department hasn’t gone down that road. Once we get our budget, that’ll be our next step.”
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But reports on the new budget revision indicate the hit to state parks has been softened. Under the new deal, lawmakers have used $62 million in backfill funds from other sources to even out the park cuts.
Bardo said it is not clear yet what the $8 million in remaining cuts will mean for Coastside parks, which draw upwards of one million tourists to the region annually.


