1/5 Jesse R. 2 years ago on Google • 76 reviews
Embarrassment
of
an
agency,
just
like
the
rest.
After
Washington
restricted
access
to
STATE
PARKS
(public
property)
during
COVID,
I
requested
a
refund
for
my
discover
pass
the
state
prevented
me
from
using.
I
was
offered
a
refund,
which
I
accepted.
The
State
Parks
Communications
Director
Anna
Gill
told
me
the
administrative
cost
to
refund
me
would
cost
more
than
the
refund
itself,
and
the
agency
does
not
have
enough
funding
to
refund
the
public
for
they
took
without
providing
services
(ie.
theft).
So
to
recap:
The
state
prevented
the
people
from
enjoying
the
outdoors,
because
of
health/safety...
?
Meanwhile
the
state
accepted
payment
for
the
ability
to
enjoy
PUBLIC
lands
and
subsequently
restricts
access.
I
requested
and
was
offered
a
refund,
and
then
was
later
refused
my
refund
by
the
"Communications
Director"
Anna
Gill,
representing
the
State
of
Washington.
Anna's
response:
"Most
of
our
passholders
purchase
them
because
they
support
and
value
our
state
parks,
and
a
$3
refund
would
not
be
worth
the
impact
it
would
have
on
the
system
as
a
whole."
Dear
Anna:
Thanks
for
letting
me
know
other
users
consider
their
purchase
a
"donation"
and
not
a
required
cost
to
enjoy
public
lands.
The
reality
is
I
would
be
ticketed
for
enjoying
a
state
park
without
a
discover
pass.
I
purchased
a
discover
pass
to
enjoy
public
property.
You
accepted
my
money,
and
subsequently
refused
to
provide
service-
the
definition
of
theft.
It
doesn't
matter
if
its
$3
or
$300,
theft
is
theft.
Just
remember,
Washington
state
prevented
the
people
(under
threat
of
arrest)
from
using
and
enjoying
public
lands,
because
of
a
virus
that
cannot
exist
without
a
host.
Wal-mart
and
Costco
are
some
of
the
largest
warehouse
operations
in
the
world.
They
were
never
closed
by
the
State
of
Washington,
but
the
public
forest
is
apparently
way
too
dangerous
to
let
the
people
recreate.
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