Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in AZ will be closing the visitors center two days a week beginning this summer, during the off season. The grounds will be open but no staff visible. Visitors will have to do a self guided tour. This park also has some permanent positions that are vacant due to transfers and will remain vacant. Some seasonal positions will not be filled. Maintenance issues will be undone and this will cause increased cost when they are eventually funded.
The Park Service took a smaller hit than other Dept. of Interior agencies. The Sec. of Interior has a soft spot for the Park Service so instead of the 7.5% across the board for all agencies, he only cut the Park Service 5% and increased the percentage for all other agencies in the Department.
