Please speak at the hearings on the
state budget that Speaker Madigan is holding throughout the state.
No one doubts there is a budget crisis, but most state agencies
budgets were hit with a 3-4% reduction. DNR’s was 14%. Over the
course of the last two years, the IDNR has cut more than one hundred
positions. Many of these are long‑term, front‑line employees. These
professional, dedicated employees have workloads that cannot be
transferred to other non‑trained personnel.
These staff cuts endanger the preservation of wetlands, acquisition
of endangered prairie and the appropriate management of birds and
other wildlife. The cuts directly affect the public's ability to
visit state parks. And they negatively affect educational programs
in our state's elementary and secondary schools. Your help in coming
to speak could be what it takes to change this. Please help.
See the files below to find meetings
in your area and talking points for budget hearings.
For more information about the issue
or to send a fax expressing your support visit the Illinois Action
Project page:
http://www.illinoisactionproject.org/showalert.asp?aaid=612
For much more information about the
issue visit the Partners for Parks and Wildlife page:
http://www.partnersforparksandwildlife.org/
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