The Jefferson Journal: Taking State Parks Off the State’s Books, Part II

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Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Todd Hester

An ordained Presbyterian minister with over twenty years of service to the church. Originally from Travelers Rest, South Carolina, he received a BA in English from Furman University and an MDiv from Beeson Divinity School. He is formerly President and Founder of the Yorktown Foundation.

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Leonard Gilroy

The idea of long-term concessions with private recreation management firms for the operation and maintenance of state parks has generated feedback ranging from supportive to skeptical. But attached to some of that skepticism have been myths about what this new concept for public lands management is … and isn’t. Here are a few of those myths, and answers to them.

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