California's Bureaucracy And A Park Restroom

An attempt to build a park restroom exemplifies the California's inane bureaucracy.

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January 26, 2004, 11:00 AM PST

"Let's say the bathroom is to be built outdoors, near a man-made pond in Elk Grove Regional Park, as, indeed, is proposed... Then, a district staff member -- say, Fred Bremerman, advance planning and operations superintendent -- must prepare a study showing that the restroom would not significantly affect the environment and therefore the district does not need to prepare a lengthy and costly environmental impact report... The district's board again, the county park commission and the county Board of Supervisors each need to assent."

Thanks to Congress on New Urbanism Listserv

Read the full story: Bureaucratic pit, illustrated

Sunday, January 25, 2004 in The Sacramento Bee

Government / Politics California

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