I do not agree with selling our precious resources at a drop of a hat all due to money. This makes you sick to think that even our National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, and National Wildlife Refuges can have a price tag placed on them. What about taking a family vacation in the summer and no longer having the national parks rare beauties to behold us? The article “Developer Tom Chapman Plans Prominent Mansion In Black Canyon At Gunnison National Park”, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/developer-tom-chapman-pla_n_538872.html#s81312, he is selling a house inside the national park. The house is considered a luxury estate. This house will be visible to the park’s visitors. The county has no specific regulations. A majority of the comment posts on the article did not agree with the developer. I do not understand how our parks can even be put up for sale.
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Selling of National Parks
I do not agree with selling our precious resources at a drop of a hat all due to money. This makes you sick to think that even our National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, and National Wildlife Refuges can have a price tag placed on them. What about taking a family vacation in the summer and no longer having the national parks rare beauties to behold us? The article “Developer Tom Chapman Plans Prominent Mansion In Black Canyon At Gunnison National Park”, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/developer-tom-chapman-pla_n_538872.html#s81312, he is selling a house inside the national park. The house is considered a luxury estate. This house will be visible to the park’s visitors. The county has no specific regulations. A majority of the comment posts on the article did not agree with the developer. I do not understand how our parks can even be put up for sale.