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Location: Elgin, Illinois | Well, it has happened again. I have a letter from my local State Representative that details the following information...
In our recent state budget process, despite legisaltion to the contrary (these are earmakred funds)...
$401,824 was taken from the State Safe Boating Act to fund general state expenses. These are funds collected from registration fees and other income stipulated under the State Boating Act to be used only for for the construction and improvement of boating facilities, administration, and boat safety and boat safety education.
$177,801 was raided from the Illinois Beach Marina Fund. These dollars are collected by the DNR through the operation of the marina. These monies are to be used for the care and maintenance of the Marina, not to balance a bad state budget.
We have a Governor, "Blago" that thinks he can do anything he pleases because his party controls both houses of the state legislature. But, this is one step way over the line... This defies state law and takes our $$$$ and uses them where they are not to be used and then to compound this he closes hatcheries and lays off DNR workers. He has to be stopped... Please write your legistators and complain.
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