Forest Service plans to cut discounts to seniors, disabled
By Barbara Barte Osborn, Modesto Bee
A proposed policy change by the U.S. Forest Service would reduce some long-standing benefits for senior citizens and permanently disabled people but at the same time expand benefits for holders of other national passes.
The changes to the agency’s national pass discount policy could affect many of the facilities in the national forests closest to the Sacramento region.
The Forest Service has not publicly explained the reasons it is changing its policy on pass-related discounts, but is accepting comment on the proposal through Feb. 1.
