Is Yosemite NP's name going to remain?
In this mornings Los Angeles Times is an article regarding your best friend in the NP concessionaires cadre. Delaware North lost their bid to continue being the concessionaire and has claimed that wh...
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dave54 wrote:
The old company is claiming they have the merchandising rights to the names. They offered to sell the rights to the new company for the outrageous price of $140 million. Outside appraisers claim the value is closer to $40 million.
I disagree this is an example of what would happen if the states took over. If they were state owned this probably would not have happened in the first place. The executive order mandating private contractors operate federal facilities where feasible was first issued by President Harry Truman.
You are possibly half right. If the states had owned them they would likely have already been sold off to the highest bidder. How's that privatization thing working out?
RichH
