More DNR funding cuts

HNI_Christine · 02-20-2008, 03:41 PM

As if already gutting our DNR, raising fees of every kind and swiping 1.2 billion out the special funds (some of which was earmarked for more public land) wasn't enough. Here'stheGov'snew proposal.

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/02/20/news/doc47bc6a46b131c098284562.txt

40% cut in the DNR budget and cutting 200 jobs in the DNR.

David Hughes · 03-06-2008, 06:33 PM

I'm glad I left the Peoples' Republic of Illinois. This is what heppens with a guy like Rod in the Govoner's Mansion... oh, sorry, he is never in Springfield!

909bowsniper · 03-06-2008, 10:25 PM

This does not surpirse me...Here in California it has already happened, DFG here had their funds cut aprox 40 million. 38 wardens lost their job, and more DFG people got axed. We didn't need to get 38 axed, we needed about 200 more. Its happening slowly all over, not just Illinois, this is one of the main reasons we will be moving this year out of this State. South Dakota or Texas. It's seems like it's real easy for them to mess with hunting & fishing....just turn the money off.