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How Does Private Operation of Public Parks Work? | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. How Does Private Operation of Public Parks Work? The only responsibility private companies typically don’t take on is law enforcement. Private operators will enforce rules and try to prevent unsafe or dangerous behaviors, but actual arrests and use of force require a call to law enforcement (no different than, say, at a hotel or restaurant). Subscribe to Park Privatization. A More Sustainable Model. Keeping State Parks Open. Park Privatization Debate Video.
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Uncategorized | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category. April 22, 2015, 9:46 am. A week or two ago at another blog I posted my review and very negative experiences with Applied Underwriters. Since that time, Applied Underwriters has responded by threatening me with lawsuits. To try to get me to remove these reviews from the internet. To that end, if you are considering workers compensation providers, please see my Applied Underwriters Insurance review here. Burney Falls, CA.
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Getting It Exactly Backwards | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Laquo; A Proposal to Keep State Parks in Arizona Open. Something of a Breakthrough. Getting It Exactly Backwards. February 20, 2010, 2:09 am. In opposition to a proposal for park privatization in Utah. Mary Tullius, director of the Division of State Parks and Recreation, doesn’t think so. She says the state prides itself on giving Utah families affordable destinations like state parks. And if those destinations were made private, the quality would suffer. I hear...
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Does the Private Company Take Ownership of the Park? | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Does the Private Company Take Ownership of the Park? No The parks and all the facilities remain the property of the public entity. The park operator merely signs an operating lease, with strict rules, wherein it operates the park, keeps the fees paid by the public, and pays the state a rent based on a percentage of the fee collections. Even when private companies invest in facilities, like this store building and cabins. Subscribe to Park Privatization.
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Won't Private Companies Just Build a McDonald's in Front of Old Faithful? | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Won’t Private Companies Just Build a McDonald’s in Front of Old Faithful? This is one of my favorite questions, because it is absolutely predictable that it will get asked whenever I discuss park privatization with a group of government officials. Typically I give 3 answers:. We aren’t trying to take ownership of the land. We aren’t trying to pave the wilderness. We aren’t trying to build condos in front of Old Faithful. We are in f...A More Sustainable Model.
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2012 Parks Conference Recap | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. 2012 Parks Conference Recap. We will be putting more here soon, but, as promised, here are the three presentations from the morning session on November 7, 2012 of the Public-Private Recreation Partnership Conference in Reno, NV:. Part 1: Overview of Recreation PPPs. What they are, why use them, addressing the criticisms. Part 2: Example of Recreation PPP RFP and contracts. From the US Forest Service. Case study: Using PPPs to keep California State Parks open.
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Over-Policing of Parks | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Laquo; How Are Public Parks Like Universities? July 24, 2014, 7:37 am. The latter point has been the source of many arguments between myself and government parks agencies. I know parks where the parks manager has one and only one metric for their staff — how many citations did they write each week. This is crazy. McDonald’s and Marriott do not give their customers parking tickets. I thought I had seen every bit of craziness, but I guess I was wrong. If he’...
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Our Company Has Four Campgrounds on Sunset Magazines Best of the West List | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Laquo; Applied Underwriters Review. When Government Employees Are Supposedly Cheaper and Better Motivated than Private Contractors. Our Company Has Four Campgrounds on Sunset Magazines Best of the West List. April 22, 2015, 9:48 am. Sunset Magazine just had its annual “Best Campgrounds of the West” issue. I have our trade group counting up the total number of privately-operated public recreation areas on the list and I will post the number here when I have it.
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Will Private Companies Jack up the Entrance Fees? | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Will Private Companies Jack up the Entrance Fees? Fee issues can be complex and contentious. Here is an interesting example. Subscribe to Park Privatization. A More Sustainable Model. Keeping State Parks Open. Park Privatization Debate Video. Advantages of Private Management. Basics of Park PPP's. Public vs Private in Other Fields. When Government Employees Are Supposedly Cheaper and Better Motivated than Private Contractors. Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado.
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PERC on Private Operation of Public Parks | Park PPP's
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Public-Private Partnerships in Recreation. Laquo; Government Shutdown and Privately Operated Federal Parks. How Are Public Parks Like Universities? PERC on Private Operation of Public Parks. December 16, 2013, 9:57 am. My article on private operation of public parks has been published by PERC. And is now up at their web site. It’s called “A Tale of Two Parks” and compares the costs of private and public operation, among a number of other issues. Category: Basics of Park PPP's. A More Sustainable Model.
