birdsoup

 County Executive Robert Astorino just submitted his proposed budget which calls for closing all the county Nature Centers.    That means that The Marshlands, Read Sanctuary, Lenoir Preserve and all other center would be closed.  The entrance roads will be blocked to prevent all access.  The naturalists and staff will be laid off.

There is still  time to protest and reverse this proposal.   The county legislature will vote on the proposed budget in December and can prevent the closings.  Now is the time to take action.  Let your county legislator know that you are opposed to the closings.  And money saved will be insignificant compared to other wasteful spending.  In this time of economic stress why deprive residents and visitors of the benefits of being close to nature?

Here is what you can do:

Contact your county legislatorand let him/her know that you, your family, friends and acquaintances strongly oppose the proposed closings.  Politicians respond if enough of their constituents contact them. 

It only takes 5 minutes to send an email and your efforts will last for years. 

You can email your County Legislator using the web site:

http://westchesterlegislators.com/legislators.html

Also send an email to the County Executive at:

http://www3.westchestergov.com/home/e-mail-the-ce

It doesn’t take long to make your feeling know and it is very effective.  If you do nothing, the Nature Centers will be closed.

Do it now while you are thinking about it.