Deede Sharpe,camiseta seleccion chilena sudafrica 2010, a member and past president of the Friends of the Wekiva River, said she is concerned about how park staff, including rangers, would be able to prevent diners from walking outside the restricted concession area with beer or wine. It's not uncommon for the park to fill to capacity with thousands of visitors on summer weekends.
They [park staff] can't be everywhere at once, Sharpe said. So I do think there would be a problem with enforcement.
She also pointed that Wekiwa Springs State Park has long attracted families with young children as a place to learn about the environment, the Wekiva River and the natural springs.
There's a conflict if we're trying to attract families, she said. We want kids to be interested in the environment. But will this turn families with children away? So anything that turns off families from coming into the park, I have real concerns about.
But Mahon of the DEP said beer and wine sales already are offered at the concession stands at 18 of the state's 171 parks including Sebastian Inlet State Park in Melbourne Beach, Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine and Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin.
Jack Bobo, president of the National and State Park Concessions Co.,camisetas deportivas real madrid, which operates the concessions and canoe rentals at Wekiwa, said his company plans to expand its food menu by adding more items.
We're trying to upgrade by bringing in more and different foods, such as pulled-pork sandwiches, smoked sausages, organic foods,camisa da inglaterra 2013 comprar, hummus wraps, he said.
But he shrugged off the state's plan to add beer and wine to Wekiwa's cuisine.
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The DEP is currently looking at ways to help state parks become self-sustaining rather than relying on state funds to operate, DEP Secretary Jon Steverson said in a letter last month.
That includes looking for additional sources of revenue, such as contracting with timber companies to harvest trees, allowing cattle to graze at state parks for rent, and increasing sales at park concessions.
The DEP receives 15 percent of concession revenues. So by adding beer and wine to the menu,camiseta real madrid casillas 2015, it could mean additional sales and an increase in revenue for the park, state-park officials said.
Sue Jordan, a member of the Wekiva Wilderness Trust,camisa barcelona lan?amento, a nonprofit group made up of volunteers who help maintain and preserve the park, said she has no problem with allowing beer and wine sales within a restricted area if it means additional revenue for the park.
She pointed out that the popular Wekiva Island, less than 2 miles away,camiseta italia confederaciones, serves beer and wine and attracts hundreds of people almost every weekend.
So why don't we do the same and keep the revenue in our park? Jordan said.
As part of the plan to offer alcohol sales at Wekiwa, park staff have begun clearing some vegetation including cutting down small trees and plants from a hillside between the concession building and the swimming area as a way to give diners on the wooden deck a better view of the river.
The thinning of the vegetation is also a way to allow the older trees room to grow,camiseta barcelona 2015 champions, Brooks said.
That area has been clear-cut in the past, he said. But we're not doing that now.
That's raised the concerns of some longtime Wekiwa visitors,nueva camiseta oficial del barcelona.
On almost any morning,camiseta del barcelona en venta, Russell Bryant can be found swimming laps in the cool spring waters. He said the plan to serve beer and cut down the vegetation to give diners better vistas takes away from the natural beauty of the park.
It frankly frightens a number of us who love the springs,camiseta universidad de chile 96 blanca, he said. The magic of this place is that you're completed surrounded by nature.
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