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Consumer Confidence Falls in January
Consumer confidence fell to an all-time low as worries about jobs, energy bills and home foreclosures darkened people’s feelings about the country’s economic health and their own financial well-being. The Associated Press reported that the RBC Cash Index...Wis. Officials Eye Campground Annexation
In order to meet new sanitary codes for a proposed campground restroom facility, Fond du Lac County, Wis., officials are looking to annex the Waupun County Park into the city of Waupun. Members of the county’s Parks and Development Committee will meet Jan. 15 to...Bernanke Pledges Another Interest Rates Cut
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged Thursday (Jan. 10) to slash interest rates yet again to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into a recession. The Associated Press reported that the Fed chief made clear the central bank was...Ark. Campground Shutdown Hurts Business
The closing of campgrounds run by the Army Corps of Engineers in Arkansas is having an adverse effect on nearby businesses which relied on them for customers. “We go from doing pretty good to trying to figure out how we’re going to make it,” said...Fla. County Votes to Keep Beach Camping
Campers won their battle to keep Turtle Beach Campground in Sarasota, Fla., when commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday (Jan. 10) to include camping in any plans they consider for updating Turtle Beach Park. The decision comes after more than a year of debate over...Indiana Flooding Inundates Campground
Floodwaters forced the evacuation of seven campers from an unnamed campground near the north central Indiana community of Monticello on Tuesday (Jan. 8), according to CBS News, Chicago. A state of emergency has been declared in four Hoosier counties. One of the towns...City Pleased With Lodging Tax Revenue
A 3% lodging tax on hotel guests and campers at the Sinclair Lewis campground in Sauk Centre, Minn., yielded $18,000 between its inception in July and November. “It has surprised me,” Warren Stone told fellow Sauk Centre City Council members at Wednesday’s (Jan....Texas City Gets First Payments for Park
Walter Preble, owner and operator of the Rusk KOA campground in Rusk, Texas, made a payment of $22,500 Dec. 28 to the city of Rusk. The payment was the first of 10 scheduled to be made annually to the city, according to The Cherokeean Herald in Rusk. The Rusk City...Good Sam Club Launches New Website
Two years in the making, the Good Sam Club has launched a completely redesigned and expanded website. Billed as the “world’s largest RV owners’ community,” the new site features enhancements and travel-related services designed to “better serve the club’s...Red Bluff RV Resort Nears Completion
Durango RV Resorts aims to have its new recreational vehicle park in Red Bluff, Calif., completed, landscaped and up and running as soon as mid-April, but that’s dependent on the weather, according to the Red Bluff Daily News. Bill Hollenshade, a retired...N.H., Vt. Park Owners Discuss Passport Issue
Campground owners in New Hampshire and Vermont are becoming increasingly concerned about U.S. passport requirements scheduled to go into effect later this year at the U.S.-Canadian border. “People are very worried about the passport situation,” said Gregg Pitman,...
