Kitsap County In Washington Discovers Parks They Didn’t Know They Had
Big, oversized government strikes again:
The Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Department has come up with a few surprises during its nearly completed inventory of the county’s parks properties.
During months of research on the county’s recreational holdings, parks and rec staff have so far identified 85 sites comprising more than 6,000 acres. Previous listings showed 78 parks and open space sites.
Some little “postage-stamp parks” — deeded by private property owners or obtained through grants over the years — had been forgotten like shoes in the back of a closet. The reason, according to parks and rec director Chip Faver, was inconsistent record keeping under previous administrations.
An up-to-date inventory will allow the county to make better plans for maintenance and use of its parks, Faver said. To streamline the parks system, the county commissioners might also decide to either sell some properties or turn maintenance of them over to stewardship groups under a legal agreement, Faver said.
Hey, I know, let’s put these idiots in charge of health care!
