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Tourism director seeks $41M first-year investment for eight‑year deferred maintenance plan, urges larger promotion budget
Summary
Tourism director Sterling Shirley presented an eight‑year, $316 million deferred maintenance plan for state parks and requested $41 million for year one to address priority repairs, while also urging an increase in promotional apportionment and previewing new reservation and analytics tools.
Sterling Shirley, interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, told the subcommittee the agency is responsible for 38 state parks, six lodges, nine travel information centers and other assets and presented an eight‑year, $316 million deferred maintenance plan. Shirley said the department is requesting $41 million in the first year to address health‑and‑safety and critical repairs across the system.
Shirley highlighted recent accomplishments including launch of a new reservation platform (Spirit) and a “geofencing” analytics project that will provide…
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