We need to find long term answers
Trenton has now agreed to keep the state parks open, but with a catch.......we don't know for sure how long. The problem still comes down to money. The lawmakers are going to continue to fund the State Parks for the time being but with some restructuring. We need to look for long term answers for funding not short term fixes. We welcome suggestions on how we can have a steady income for Parvin for years and years to come or ways to save money in our Park.
nj mike: If New Jersey were to reduce the number of overpaid politicians. Who get a full state pension for holding the position even for part time work even if it is held only a couple of years. Where every other state employee needs to have 20 to 25 years of service plus their age just to get a full pension. If this were to be changed or reduced it would bring the state out of debt and save all state parks. Then we would be in the green. (that's a new place for NJ to visit) (05/27/08)
Holly Eckert: I would love to see more cabins for rent - this will be the 3rd summer/fall that i have been trying to rent one of your gorgeous cabins without booking it far in advance and it seems to be virtually impossible. I have also researched much of so jersey to find other campgrounds that offer cabin rentals and they are very few and far between. If you have that much success with them, why not expand? Cabis are great for love nests, family get togethers and just to get away, and much cozier than tent sites. Thank you for your attention. (06/11/08)
Fred: What about holding Civil War and Rev War re-enactments there? They could be held yearly. Living Histories could be held periodically. Some units would show up for free if they knew it was helping the park stay open. (07/19/08)
Fred: Car shows always bring out a lot of folks too. (07/19/08)
Joanne: There are many crafters/businesses/school & scouting organizations living within Parvin's community area. Perhaps the summer weekends could be used for craft/fundraising fairs. Parvin would benefit by charging a set fee for lot rentals for any interested crafters/business/school & scouting organizations wishing to use the grounds at Parvin and the renters could earn/promote their organizations. (10/06/08)
Mary Single: My family and I have been camping in Parvin for 43 years, ever since I was nine years old. It has become a family tradition, we have family reuniouns there. My children and my brothers and sisters kid have looked forward to this every October. My father and mother ( who has recently passed) made it there commitment to come here for our family. Please don't take that away from us. I now have a grandchild who I would like to pass this traditoin on to. We need this park. (10/22/08)
ilaria: ciao (12/15/08)
David Weber: Well, personally, I love the park. I was attracted to the park because Paul E. Taylor, who many who work at the park know, goes to my church.I enjoy going on his walks and all the other activities he does. Besides that, I think, though not a permanent fix, a small start would be to do what the Bridgeton Zoo has been doing for years: have donation boxes at numerous areas in the park for those who really care to through in their lose pocket change, or even more. Its at least something and it wouldn't hurt to try. Also I really want to start helping out and volunteering, which I sorta do by helping Mr. Taylor, but I'm only in 9th Grade, and School takes up 7 hours of the day, so I can't help as much as I want to. (01/02/09)
Sonny Clearspirit: My family bloodline extends well over the time span of 1676 to the present, what Im about to say will not take well with all,but it will set the tone for the overall point made > Cumberland County,Salem County long overshadowed by what it has offered for support of its country,its state and its citizens.South Jersey was always at the forefront in utilizing itself in multiple facets in the foundation of democracy and the creation of this great United States.The first Defense Airport Millville NJ,,Fort Dix,McGuire,Warren Grove,etc.,the formidable Batsto with its bogs supplying our forefathers with the supplies it needed during the revolutionary war,many small but essential skirmishes in the woods and fields of South Jersey catapulted this Garden State to the front lines,the glass for centuries,the sand utilized worldwide in making the finest glass products available anywhere.If it wasnt for the farms of South Jersey there would be a tomatoes,not a Jersey Beefsteak Tomato.Yep your Campbells soup wouldnt be Vegetable without Jersey.So herein lies the solution .Residents need to be involved,stop electing people that arent born and raised in an area and have far more than a financial interest in the area.These outsiders dont understand the history,the importance of South Jersey and the histories of our State Parks,the real history,this is where we walk with the spirits of our past,Delaware may of been the first state,But what came first?the wheel or the cart?They cant close the parks if you want them open.(maybe they could utilize some of the millions a year in out of state garbage and hazardous waste funds that is accrued charging states cash by wieght for the waste they bring in and dump here,you know in the good places to dump bury and build dirt mountains then made into baseball fields for youth ,next to the peaslee wildlife management area nw of union lake(wonder why theres mercury in the lake and iodine????)if the citizens of the county dont wake up south jersey will end up a industrial wasteland,the garbage state.iI hope ive made my point and given some insight.Jersey is the diamond in the rough,itll always be here,we may not be. (07/26/09)