JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri officials say the state is not currently
planning to sell four new state parks.
Former Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration bought the four parks but they haven’t
been opened. The possibility of selling the parks was mentioned in the
Legislature and the park division, as Missouri tries to solve a $200 million
maintenance backlog at its other parks.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Ben Ellis, director of Missouri State
Parks, said last week the state isn’t considering selling the parks at the
present time.
The parks are Ozark Mountain State Park in Taney County; Jay Nixon State Park
in Reynolds and Iron counties; and Bryant Creek State Park in Douglas County. A
lawsuit has been filed challenging the legality of the fourth park, Eleven Point
State Park in Oregon County.
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