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VAFP Action Needed on Park System Operations Budget
January 29, 2007

To all VAFP members:

To our great surprise, the Governor, even after publicly speaking about his support for the Park System, provided no money to increase the budget for State Park System Operations.

Thus, we sought legislative sponsors to amend the Governor's budget by adding both dollars and positions for Park System operations. Delegate Harvey Morgan agreed to patron a House amendment for us that adds $3.9 million and 38 positions. And, Senator Emmett Hanger agreed to patron a corresponding amendment for us in the Senate.

Subsequently, retired Delegate Jim Dillard, an active VAFP member, convinced Delegate Bob Hull to patron another amendment for us in the House. Delegate Hull's amendment adds $11 million and 127 positions. I'm sure that you recognize these two totals. We cite them in the VAFP Talking Points and the Rebenchmarking Paper as being the totals needed to bring the Park System's operations budget to the level needed to begin 2007.

We now need you to send an email or call the respective members of the House and Senate Subcommittees who will be voting on these budget amendments. Please try to make your contacts by next Thursday (2/1), if possible. Messages signed by Presidents of Friends Groups are particularly effective as is the overall volume of messages received.

THE HOUSE

Delegate Morgan's amendment is Item 359 #2h and Delegate Hull's amendment is Item 359 #7h. Ask the following members to ...please support the maximum possible increase in dollars and positions for the State Park System's Operations Budget...

Delegate Email Address Phone (804-)

Kirk Cox (Chair) delkcox@house.state.va.us 698-1066

Harvey Morgan delhmorgan@house.state.va.us 698-1098

Steve Landes steve@stevelandes.com 698-1025

Clarke Hogan info@clarkehogan.com 698-1060

Watkins Abbitt wmabbitt@flash.net 698-1059

Bud Phillips delbphillips@house.state.va.us 698-1002

Rosalyn Dance delrdance@house.state.va.us 698-1063

THE SENATE

Ask the following Senators to ...please support Budget Amendment Item 359 #2s for$3.9 million and 38 positions for the State Park System Operations Budget.....

Senator Email Address Phone (804-)

Walter Stosch (Chair) district12@sov.state.va.us 698-7512

Charles Hawkins district19@sov.state.va.us 698-7519

Richard Saslaw vasenate35@aol.com 698-7535

Frederick Quayle district13@sov.state.va.us 698-7513

Emmett Hanger district24@sov.state.va.us 698-7524

John Watkins jnwatkins@aol.com 698-7510

Don't forget to include your contact info on your messages and phone calls (name, address, etc.) Thanks for your continuing support....Johnny

Support for $15 Million for Capital Outlays - House
January 29, 2007

To all VAFP members:

In his budget, the Governor provided $15 million for capital outlays to address cost overruns for 2002 general obligation bond referendum projects in certain parks. VAFP has already hit the "action" button on the Senate side regarding this amount.

Let me offer a sincere "Thank You" to those of you who responded to that alert with emails and phone calls. I think that your inputs have helped us "dodge the Senate bullet".

Now, we need to focus on the House side. The House Capital Outlay Subcommittee member contact info follows. Please either use the same message that you sent to the Senate Subcommittee a week or so ago or create a new message. The central thought is to ask them to ....please support the $15 million capital outlays provided in the Governor's budget for the State Park System.....

Delegate Email Address Phone (804-)

Riley Ingram (Chair) delringram@house.state.va.us 698-1062

Robert Brink delbrink@starpower.net 698-1048

Chris Jones scj@schrisjones.com 698-1076

Steve Landes steve@stevelandes.com 698-1025

Lacey Putney lputney@charter,net 698-1019

James Scott deljscott@aol.com 698-1053

Lionell Spruill dellspruill@house.state.va.us 698-1077

Again, don't forget to include your contact info (name, address, etc) with your email or phone call.

And, if you could let me know in some form or fashion that you weighed in and what response(s) you got,if any, it would be useful. I think I forgot to mention this on my earlier message concerning the Operations Budget. The feedback you gave me last week on the Senate side was very helpful.

Thanks for your continuing support.....Johnny

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Support for $15 Million for Capital Outlays - Senate
January 18, 2007

To all VAFP members,

The General Assembly Session is ending its first full week. I'll give you a complete status report on where we stand sometime next week.

But, we need you to make some contacts now. The Senate Finance Capital Outlay/Special Projects Subcommittee has asked DCR to brief the Subcommittee tomorrow afternoon on specifics addressed by the $15 million for "Capital Outlays in the State Park System" as included in Governor Kaine's budget.

The first step required for this money to survive and remain targeted to the State Park System is for the Subcommittee to report favorably to the full Senate Finance Committee. Thus, we need your help in contacting the Subcommittee members and urging them to please support the $15 million State Park System Capital Outlays as included in Governor Kaine's budget.

The Subcommittee members and their contact information follows:

Senator Frederick Quayle (Chair) district13@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7513

Senator Charles J. Colgan, Sr. cjcolgan@aol.com 804-698-7529

Senator Charles R. Hawkins district19@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7519

Senator Janet D. Howell senhowell@aol.com 804-698-7532

Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. district24@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7524

Senator John C. Watkins jnwatkins@aol.com 804-698-7510

Please remember to sign your emails and give your address. Ditto regarding your contact info (name and address) if you make phone calls.

It will be helpful to me to have some kind of measure of the extent of our effort in my future dealings with the Subcommittee. To this end, If you don't mind, simply bcc me on your emails or drop me an email and tell me that you made the phone calls. If you got a response from one of the Subcommittee members, it would be helpful to know what the response was and from whom it was received.

Thanks for your continuing support.....Johnny

Links to our: Home VAFP In Action Membership Events About Affiliates	VAFP Action Needed on Park System Operations Budget January 29, 2007 To all VAFP members: To our great surprise, the Governor, even after publicly speaking about his support for the Park System, provided no money to increase the budget for State Park System Operations. Thus, we sought legislative sponsors to amend the Governor's budget by adding both dollars and positions for Park System operations. Delegate Harvey Morgan agreed to patron a House amendment for us that adds $3.9 million and 38 positions. And, Senator Emmett Hanger agreed to patron a corresponding amendment for us in the Senate. Subsequently, retired Delegate Jim Dillard, an active VAFP member, convinced Delegate Bob Hull to patron another amendment for us in the House. Delegate Hull's amendment adds $11 million and 127 positions. I'm sure that you recognize these two totals. We cite them in the VAFP Talking Points and the Rebenchmarking Paper as being the totals needed to bring the Park System's operations budget to the level needed to begin 2007. We now need you to send an email or call the respective members of the House and Senate Subcommittees who will be voting on these budget amendments. Please try to make your contacts by next Thursday (2/1), if possible. Messages signed by Presidents of Friends Groups are particularly effective as is the overall volume of messages received. THE HOUSE Delegate Morgan's amendment is Item 359 #2h and Delegate Hull's amendment is Item 359 #7h. Ask the following members to ...please support the maximum possible increase in dollars and positions for the State Park System's Operations Budget... Delegate Email Address Phone (804-) Kirk Cox (Chair) delkcox@house.state.va.us 698-1066 Harvey Morgan delhmorgan@house.state.va.us 698-1098 Steve Landes steve@stevelandes.com 698-1025 Clarke Hogan info@clarkehogan.com 698-1060 Watkins Abbitt wmabbitt@flash.net 698-1059 Bud Phillips delbphillips@house.state.va.us 698-1002 Rosalyn Dance delrdance@house.state.va.us 698-1063 THE SENATE Ask the following Senators to ...please support Budget Amendment Item 359 #2s for$3.9 million and 38 positions for the State Park System Operations Budget..... Senator Email Address Phone (804-) Walter Stosch (Chair) district12@sov.state.va.us 698-7512 Charles Hawkins district19@sov.state.va.us 698-7519 Richard Saslaw vasenate35@aol.com 698-7535 Frederick Quayle district13@sov.state.va.us 698-7513 Emmett Hanger district24@sov.state.va.us 698-7524 John Watkins jnwatkins@aol.com 698-7510 Don't forget to include your contact info on your messages and phone calls (name, address, etc.) Thanks for your continuing support....Johnny	Support for $15 Million for Capital Outlays - House January 29, 2007 To all VAFP members: In his budget, the Governor provided $15 million for capital outlays to address cost overruns for 2002 general obligation bond referendum projects in certain parks. VAFP has already hit the "action" button on the Senate side regarding this amount. Let me offer a sincere "Thank You" to those of you who responded to that alert with emails and phone calls. I think that your inputs have helped us "dodge the Senate bullet". Now, we need to focus on the House side. The House Capital Outlay Subcommittee member contact info follows. Please either use the same message that you sent to the Senate Subcommittee a week or so ago or create a new message. The central thought is to ask them to ....please support the $15 million capital outlays provided in the Governor's budget for the State Park System..... Delegate Email Address Phone (804-) Riley Ingram (Chair) delringram@house.state.va.us 698-1062 Robert Brink delbrink@starpower.net 698-1048 Chris Jones scj@schrisjones.com 698-1076 Steve Landes steve@stevelandes.com 698-1025 Lacey Putney lputney@charter,net 698-1019 James Scott deljscott@aol.com 698-1053 Lionell Spruill dellspruill@house.state.va.us 698-1077 Again, don't forget to include your contact info (name, address, etc) with your email or phone call. And, if you could let me know in some form or fashion that you weighed in and what response(s) you got,if any, it would be useful. I think I forgot to mention this on my earlier message concerning the Operations Budget. The feedback you gave me last week on the Senate side was very helpful. Thanks for your continuing support.....Johnny --------------------------------------------------
		Support for $15 Million for Capital Outlays - Senate January 18, 2007 To all VAFP members, The General Assembly Session is ending its first full week. I'll give you a complete status report on where we stand sometime next week. But, we need you to make some contacts now. The Senate Finance Capital Outlay/Special Projects Subcommittee has asked DCR to brief the Subcommittee tomorrow afternoon on specifics addressed by the $15 million for "Capital Outlays in the State Park System" as included in Governor Kaine's budget. The first step required for this money to survive and remain targeted to the State Park System is for the Subcommittee to report favorably to the full Senate Finance Committee. Thus, we need your help in contacting the Subcommittee members and urging them to please support the $15 million State Park System Capital Outlays as included in Governor Kaine's budget. The Subcommittee members and their contact information follows: Senator Frederick Quayle (Chair) district13@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7513 Senator Charles J. Colgan, Sr. cjcolgan@aol.com 804-698-7529 Senator Charles R. Hawkins district19@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7519 Senator Janet D. Howell senhowell@aol.com 804-698-7532 Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. district24@sov.state.va.us 804-698-7524 Senator John C. Watkins jnwatkins@aol.com 804-698-7510 Please remember to sign your emails and give your address. Ditto regarding your contact info (name and address) if you make phone calls. It will be helpful to me to have some kind of measure of the extent of our effort in my future dealings with the Subcommittee. To this end, If you don't mind, simply bcc me on your emails or drop me an email and tell me that you made the phone calls. If you got a response from one of the Subcommittee members, it would be helpful to know what the response was and from whom it was received. Thanks for your continuing support.....Johnny