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I am not in the troop, I am third party that was approached for advice. -
All of last year the national and regional meetings discussed consolidations of use and more days of use on existing camps. I get what is being said, a lot of camps are literally used for only 6 to 8 weeks a year and then they sit unused drawing resources for maintenance.
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Is the board really trying, or is it just for show? I have become very jaded about how boards operate based on stories I see, and local experience. They seem to not make the issue public until it is too late to do much, and often many are completely caught off guard. -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Another reason on adult attitudes was WHEN (emphasis) they were in Scouting. I know a former Scouter who was an Eagle in the 1972-1979 "Improved Scouting Program" era. That was when it was possible to be an Eagle without a single night of camping. He could not understand why camping was important. -
Another camp is on the chopping block for a local council. Tunnel Mill Reservation board scrambling to save historic Charlestown camp. https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/tunnel-mill-reservation-board-scrambling-to-save-historic-charlestown-camp/article_2c417778-020b-411d-bbce-da57dde48d15.html The council has three camps, and this one may be on the realtor pages in July.
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