01-06-2005, 02:43 AM
Unfortunately, XPLORE didn't follow through with printing all the info. The bottom line is that the state legislature is going to have to come up with big bucks to keep the place open as an improved state park, or it'll be closed completely. That's why there is no longer any fees being collected; they can't / won't pay to even have that operated. There's work going on now at East Canyon; Lost Creek is next. IF ... The people of Croydon see it as only a party spot for out of towners, and supposedly there's been a lot of problems that the county sheriff's office has had to respond to. DWR invested money in dam repairs years ago, and the restocking of the lake. But the drought followed, the fish are stunted due to low water levels and the concentrations of fish don't allow for enough forage. So now it's up to the legislature. When it comes up to a vote, supposedly this year, outdoorsmen will need to help with the lobbying effort to fund the project. Because they're either going to do it, or close it. Nothing in between. This information I got first-hand from a DWR official. It's not a secret, it just hasn't been properly published.
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