GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (UPI) The government shutdown has stranded about 2,000 workers in Grand Canyon National Park with little food and insufficient funds to leave, officials say.
The workers are being aided by area food banks and resort officials, The (F**gstaff) Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday.
The closure of the park during the federal government shutdown has had a devastating effect on workers, said Jerry Brown, a spokesman for St. Marys Food in Phoenix that delivered 600 boxes of food to the park Tuesday.
About 2,200 people are still inside the park, about 1,800 of them employees of resorts and other concessionaires.
Some of those employees work for Forever Resorts, which operates a concession on the North Rim that wasnt scheduled to close for two weeks.
Were trying to help them as much as we can, but our revenue is struggling too, said Scott Gold, the companys regional vice president.
One employee contacted the company because he couldnt afford to leave the park and find work elsewhere.
He said I dont know what to do. I have less than $100. I was relying on my last weeks pay to get out of here, Gold said of the worker.
Forever Resorts announced Monday it was losing $250,000 a day because of the shutdown.
The parks largest contractor, Xanterra, says it continues to feed its employees three meals a day, but only one meal a day to workers families. Other park employers dont provide any food to their workers.
St. Marys said it plans to continue providing food through next week, but Brown said its running low on supplies too.
betty
Loc: Arizona Mountains
bmac32 wrote:
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (UPI) The government shutdown has stranded about 2,000 workers in Grand Canyon National Park with little food and insufficient funds to leave, officials say.
The workers are being aided by area food banks and resort officials, The (F**gstaff) Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday.
The closure of the park during the federal government shutdown has had a devastating effect on workers, said Jerry Brown, a spokesman for St. Marys Food in Phoenix that delivered 600 boxes of food to the park Tuesday.
About 2,200 people are still inside the park, about 1,800 of them employees of resorts and other concessionaires.
Some of those employees work for Forever Resorts, which operates a concession on the North Rim that wasnt scheduled to close for two weeks.
Were trying to help them as much as we can, but our revenue is struggling too, said Scott Gold, the companys regional vice president.
One employee contacted the company because he couldnt afford to leave the park and find work elsewhere.
He said I dont know what to do. I have less than $100. I was relying on my last weeks pay to get out of here, Gold said of the worker.
Forever Resorts announced Monday it was losing $250,000 a day because of the shutdown.
The parks largest contractor, Xanterra, says it continues to feed its employees three meals a day, but only one meal a day to workers families. Other park employers dont provide any food to their workers.
St. Marys said it plans to continue providing food through next week, but Brown said its running low on supplies too.
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this is shamefull no excuse for this..
The really sad thing is Obama doesn't even know this crap is happening but he did appoint the people around him so it falls in his lap.
betty wrote:
this is shamefull no excuse for this..
bmac32 wrote:
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (UPI) The government shutdown has stranded about 2,000 workers in Grand Canyon National Park with little food and insufficient funds to leave, officials say.
The workers are being aided by area food banks and resort officials, The (F**gstaff) Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday.
The closure of the park during the federal government shutdown has had a devastating effect on workers, said Jerry Brown, a spokesman for St. Marys Food in Phoenix that delivered 600 boxes of food to the park Tuesday.
About 2,200 people are still inside the park, about 1,800 of them employees of resorts and other concessionaires.
Some of those employees work for Forever Resorts, which operates a concession on the North Rim that wasnt scheduled to close for two weeks.
Were trying to help them as much as we can, but our revenue is struggling too, said Scott Gold, the companys regional vice president.
One employee contacted the company because he couldnt afford to leave the park and find work elsewhere.
He said I dont know what to do. I have less than $100. I was relying on my last weeks pay to get out of here, Gold said of the worker.
Forever Resorts announced Monday it was losing $250,000 a day because of the shutdown.
The parks largest contractor, Xanterra, says it continues to feed its employees three meals a day, but only one meal a day to workers families. Other park employers dont provide any food to their workers.
St. Marys said it plans to continue providing food through next week, but Brown said its running low on supplies too.
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Sounds like a good reason to go to The Grand Canyon. Take along food and water and let's see who will be turned away.
By air maybe but it's nowhere the same effect as being on the ground. Place is sealed off as if Obama owned it.
Miss Brandi wrote:
Sounds like a good reason to go to The Grand Canyon. Take along food and water and let's see who will be turned away.
bmac32 wrote:
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (UPI) The government shutdown has stranded about 2,000 workers in Grand Canyon National Park with little food and insufficient funds to leave, officials say.
The workers are being aided by area food banks and resort officials, The (F**gstaff) Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday.
The closure of the park during the federal government shutdown has had a devastating effect on workers, said Jerry Brown, a spokesman for St. Marys Food in Phoenix that delivered 600 boxes of food to the park Tuesday.
About 2,200 people are still inside the park, about 1,800 of them employees of resorts and other concessionaires.
Some of those employees work for Forever Resorts, which operates a concession on the North Rim that wasnt scheduled to close for two weeks.
Were trying to help them as much as we can, but our revenue is struggling too, said Scott Gold, the companys regional vice president.
One employee contacted the company because he couldnt afford to leave the park and find work elsewhere.
He said I dont know what to do. I have less than $100. I was relying on my last weeks pay to get out of here, Gold said of the worker.
Forever Resorts announced Monday it was losing $250,000 a day because of the shutdown.
The parks largest contractor, Xanterra, says it continues to feed its employees three meals a day, but only one meal a day to workers families. Other park employers dont provide any food to their workers.
St. Marys said it plans to continue providing food through next week, but Brown said its running low on supplies too.
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if they cant leave someone owes them a days pay for every day they are there.and sence its obama that locked them up its on him.
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