Visits to some of the Snoqualmie Valley’s most popular outdoor destinations could trail off this spring if the Washington Department of Natural Resources shutters trailheads at Mount Si, Little Si, Rattlesnake Mountain and the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River.
Faced with a $278,000 budget cut in 2010, DNR may close dozens of facilities in the state in the next two years to close the gap.
Last summer, cuts forced DNR to reduce services at 40 of its 143 facilities. Now, a projected $278,000 reduction, proposed as part of Gov. Chris Gregoire’s latest budget plan, means that 23 facilities paid for through the state’s general fund must close or reduce services.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Last updated 9:30 a.m. PT
Budget cuts to close Mount Si?
By SETH TRUSCOTT
SNOQUALMIE VALLEY RECORD