Hum Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 California Assemblyman wants to study making a state park out of Michael Jackson's storied Santa Barbara County estate. The parks department seems uninterested in such an acquisition. Smiling docents, green-clad rangers, music piped in everywhere ? for Michael Jackson fans, Neverland State Park would no doubt be a thriller. But state park officials say it's an idea whose time may never come. Assemblyman Mike Davis, a Los Angeles Democrat, said Tuesday that he's going to push for a study of the possibility when the Legislature meets again in August. Jackson "was one of the world's preeminent entertainers and California is fortunate to have such a site in its jurisdiction," said Davis, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media. "It will absolutely be a destination for many who admire music and the performing arts." Davis, who said he has never visited the four-square-mile site near Los Olivos, acknowledged that buying and maintaining the land might cost more than the state can afford. Corporations and nonprofits would have to chip in, he said. Davis attributed the idea to Alice Huffman, a state parks commission member and president of the California affiliate of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. Huffman could not be reached for comment. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Seems like a bad idea to me... make a state park out of something as bad as Neverland is/was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 May as well make some money off the ranch. Doubtful anyone will buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeEDay Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I was thinking that they would turn it into another Graceland ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted July 15, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2010 Doubtful anyone will buy it. You truly do not know how many strange rich Americans there are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 You truly do not know how many strange rich Americans there are. I am one of them. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted July 16, 2010 Member Share Posted July 16, 2010 That sounds like a terrible idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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