night fishing state park fees

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]I called the State Parks office today and had a very good conversation with the Deputy Director of Utah State Parks and Recreation, Mr. Mark Forbes. We discussed what I had put in my original email to them and discussed some other areas pertaining to night fishing vs. camping policies now in effect.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]The current policies have been in effect for a long time and are different for different State Parks. He and I both think this is not a good thing and more uniform policies should be developed to better address the actual use and impact that night fishing vs. camping has on facilities.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]We also talked about day use fees and what constitutes a day use period. Is it any 24 hour period, a set 24 hour period such as midnight to midnight, or only the open hours of the park such as 6 AM until 10 PM?[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Mr. Forbes indicated that he will be having some state level meetings with the individual Park Managers in the very near future and would very much like to hear from us before the fact and then attend the meeting(s) if possible and discuss the problems and solutions. The State Parks folks really do want to have your input and they would like to make the use of the Park System as fair as possible to the general public while at the same time at least breaking even on the cost of running the system. I think that’s a reasonable approach.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]If you would like to contact Mr. Forbes, he has given his permission to have his contact information presented here. It is:[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Mark Forbes[/#800000][/font][/size]
[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Deputy Director[/#800000][/font][/size]
[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Utah State Parks and Recreation[/#800000][/font][/size]
[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]801-538-7355 Office[/#800000][/font][/size]
[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]801-608-6933 Cell[/#800000][/font][/size]
[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][url "mailto:markforbes@utah.gov"]markforbes@utah.gov[/url] [/#800000][/font][/size]

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]By all means, please let him know your thoughts on this matter. Please keep it clean, civil, and on point.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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