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Minooka yet to reach its full potential
Published Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Minooka Park, Chilton County’s ATV and wilderness park located just north of Jemison off Highway 31, has reached a new milestone. For the first time since opening in March 2008, the park will be open to the public five days per week.
It will be interesting to see what happens at the park over the next few years. It has drawn much criticism from the public, some warranted and perhaps some unwarranted.
On one hand, the millions of dollars in federal grant money spent on the park has made Minooka a protected site. In theory, it is a good idea to provide recreational opportunities that bring in revenue.
But on the other hand, Minooka is far from its potential. There are things that could be done to make the park more attractive, such as paving the entrance road, but that would be hard to justify in today’s economy.
Better marketing, especially within the county, could make Minooka a more successful project.
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Posted by steve42 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Rather than better marketing, I would prefer to see full disclosure in print from the County Comission of how much in "matching funds" and other county revenue has been spent in the past year on this project, including salaries, versus how much revenue it has generated.
I think the release of that data would help us determine how much of the criticism is unwarranted.
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