(AP) – A Missouri state park named after former Gov. Jay
Nixon has been closed, weeks after it opened.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokesman Tom Bastian told the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday that Jay Nixon State Park in Reynolds County
closed Feb. 8 due to potential safety concerns.
Nixon, a Democrat, was a champion for the state park system and oversaw the
opening of four parks in his final weeks in office. Republican Eric Greitens was
inaugurated last month.
The DNR announced in January that a mostly undeveloped 1,200-acre tract of
land near Ironton would carry Nixon’s name.
Republican state Rep. Sonja Anderson of Springfield told a House committee
that she agreed with the decision to close the park, saying it is in no
condition to hike.
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