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We bring in outside instructors because we don't have the expertise on our staff. It is a way to offer affordable recreation.
We want people to learn about the lessons. A free clinic is a good way to attract people.
We mainly wanted to promote the activities you can do at the parks any day of the year, any time of the year.
You'll still hear the bells, but a voice will be giving you instructions, like how to exit or to remain calm.
We wouldn't mind giving it back to them because it's really too small to be a public ramp. It causes a nuisance in the neighborhood with people parking boats and trailers in front of houses.
We kind of created a demand that we didn't know was there. Obviously, it's a popular place to go.
You take a turn and you think it's the river, and all of a sudden you're on dry land and you have to back-paddle.
They've become very popular. People love them. We're trying to meet that need.
I've heard where people have spent the night in trees getting eaten alive by mosquitoes because they were afraid of the alligators.
Anytime we close out a project and have money left over, we reallocate it to new ones.