Trump team seeks to ‘modernize' national parks, with wifi and Amazon deliveries
by Emily Holden in Washington from on (#4TP6A)
Parks one of many government resources Trump has sought to privatize, including the US postal service, airports and freeways
A team of Trump administration advisers - consisting mostly of appointees from the private industry - are urging "modernization" of national park campgrounds, with a vision of food trucks, wifi and even Amazon deliveries.
"Our recommendations would allow people to opt for additional costs if they want, for example, Amazon deliveries at a particular campsite," Derrick Crandall, vice-chairman of the Made in America Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, told the Los Angeles Times. "We want to let Americans make their own decisions in the marketplace."
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