Chris,
I agree with you. If the state can come up with the cash to make a LOAN to a private commercial enterprise, during times that they claim they are cash strapped and have no extra money, it just seems that the same state should be able to come up with the money to pass along to the commision to do the necessary maintainance and repair of capital equipment and property they OWN. Furthermore, as has been pointed out here before, this thing is actually a cash cow for both of the states by generating tax revenue and keeping people off the welfare rolls. Therefore not maintaining it seems to be cutting one's own nose of to spite one's face
Tom Kneib
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