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Effective March 1, 2013, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) was required by "sequestration" (a series of automatic, across-the-board permanent spending cuts) to reduce its annual budget by five percent. The park must absorb that cut in the remaining seven months of this fiscal year that ends September 30. The federal law imposing sequestration requires that each park take this cut. For Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, this amounts to a $234,000 reduction from a budget of $4,676,000. The park cut travel, training, overtime, and supply purchases, and reduced the number and length of seasonal employee positions to meet the required spending reduction. The park was not given the option of furloughing permanent employees. While the National Lakeshore takes the actions necessary to comply with sequestration, Superintendent Dusty Shultz noted that, "The park remains open, welcoming visitors and continuing to protect the resources entrusted to our care." Following are the major actions being taken to implement the cut: Staffing
Park Operations Visitor Services and Facilities:
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Last updated: April 10, 2015