- The updated ACFL Forest Plan is an improvement, but it should include cost‑saving and efficiency strategies as follows:
- Recommend installing permanent security cameras at key parking lots and trailheads, plus expanding portable trail‑camera use.
- A five‑year priority list with rough cost estimates would help guide investment in security infrastructure.
- Permanent cameras would reduce theft, vandalism, and misuse while providing data on park use to support smarter enforcement.
- Explore non‑taxpayer funding options, including an ACFL trail‑pass system, to help cover security and maintenance costs.
- Anacortes residents should not bear the full cost of managing a park heavily used by nonresidents.
