Ga. When he collapsed, he was composing notes for a speech while having his portrait painted. We should not have any doubts about our involvement in lobbying for parks, recreation and conservation. I want to encourage more and more board members, working in concert with professionals in the parks and recreation field, to get involved in the legislative arena. Citizens are taxpayers. Citizens can serve the best interests of taxpayers.
Citizens can serve as the pulse of the community for parks and recreation.
They can be sounding boards, buffers, partners. Interested, involved citizens can move to improve and expand recreation programs, facilities and services. The citizen's voice is clout. Let us always keep in mind that it is the concerned citizens,not we who are paid professionals, who can exert the greatest influence at city hall, the State House, and the nation's capitol as proponents for parks, recreation and conservation. Legislators look at citizen board members as those who lobby for the public interest and not a vested interest.