Changes to National Park fees
Just saw an article from CNN claiming that the National Parks have announced the final fee increase decisions for this year. Day use fees will increase by $% Annual Passes for single parks will inc...
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bdpreece wrote:DownTheAvenue wrote:
As another volunteer for the NPS, having contributed over 5000 hours, I can tell you they waste a lot of money, and are the very difinition of inefficiency.
What government agency isn't?
How true, I interviewed with the PA DCNR parks division a few months ago for a maintenance directors position. The interview process had 3 managers in attendance asking the questions, and a secretary devoting the full day to having the interviewees fill out a bunch of paperwork nonsense, most of which had already been previously submitted through the civil service process. Funny not one question had anything to do with the technical aspects of a maintenance director but how you would respond in politically sensitive situations. I did not know it take 4 people to handle a job interview.
I knew I did not land the job when the next person arrived for an interview as I was leaving, and greeted the 3 managers and secretary all by first name. Hi Larry, Hi Curly, Hi Moe, Hello Judy lol.
All the Federal government need do is take about 1% of the waste from feel good social programs, and they could fund all the National Parks for the next 50 years.
