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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe investment in Indiana State Parks is great news [“Indiana’s parks and preserves land $57M in upgrades,” July 2].
No one can (or should) complain about money spent to preserve, upgrade and maintain one of our state’s most precious assets—our state parks!
Now, could someone please invest some money in the rest areas along our Indiana interstate highway system? For visitors from other parts of our country, along with residents traveling to state parks and other destinations, these are beyond embarrassing!
Our surrounding states seem to understand these important way stations that dot our highways are, in and of themselves, indicators of state pride. In their current state, many Indiana rest areas would likely not pass a Department of Health review.
Again, great news on money well spent for our parks! Looking forward to the improvements.
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John Patten
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Living in California now, I honestly miss Indiana’s rest areas. They might be atrocious compared to Ohio, but they are better than many states. It would be nice if they could all be upgraded like the one North of Anderson on I-69, but at least all the ones I remember had functioning heating and air conditioning. I just drove to Arizona today, and using the restroom with no air conditioning at 115 degrees in the California desert was extremely unpleasant. Honestly, Indiana has so many gas stations and truck stops along the interstates that I’m not sure rest stops are that important.