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to always ensure, is there a way that the counties can
help, then, in the operational dollars and then not rely
completely on the Grants Program. Because if they're
relying completely on the Grants Program and then we
have another hit and the full funding, that could prove
to be devastating for those counties that have the
parks. So it's a good idea. And I think that we need
to try and look at it through the regulation process and
get the feedback from everybody.
CHAIR WILLARD: Okay.
COMMISSIONER KERR: I'd just like to conclude
that I feel that we are in a highly unusual situation.
Our budgets are constrained severely by the actions of
the state government, and that I would personally like
to see us deal with this issue now rather than a year
from now. But obviously that's just my opinion. So I'm
putting it out there for the rest of the Commission.
And I believe that there's probably a way, upon advice
of legal counsel, to interject our oversight into this
year's grant cycle if we had the desire to do so.
CHAIR WILLARD: Well, it's my understanding that
the Grants Program is pretty much etched certainly for
the current year. We can't really go in and make too
many drastic changes to how funds are allocated.
Isn't that correct?
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OHMVR COMMISSION MEETING April 5, 2011 MINUTES - APPROVED