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Updated: Monday, 17 May 2010, 8:16 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 16 May 2010, 3:46 PM EDT
NEW YORK (WIVB) - Some places western New Yorkers like to spend beautiful days at are about to close up.
Long Point State Park on Lake Chautauqua is one of 41 state parks where the gates will be closing on Monday.
State lawmakers voted to restore more than $11-million in state park funding to the budget, but the spending plan is more than six weeks late.
Click here for a complete list of affected parks.
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