特朗普政府为推进建国250周年（Freedom 250）庆典项目，将美国国家公园服务处约1500个已批准的维护项目列为"低优先级"，这些项目总成本超过4亿美元 1。全美200多个公园点的基础维护工作随之被推迟，包括屋顶维修和设备升级等，进一步加重美国国家公园已积压的240多亿美元维护缺口 1。白宫优先项目涉及至少8000万美元资源投入，其中包括林肯纪念堂反思池的修缮项目，该项目耗资1600万美元但随后出现了密封胶剥落和绿藻问题 1。
参议院国家公园小组委员会排名成员Angus King表示反对这一举措，认为华盛顿相关项目"更多是美学而非严格必要" 1。特朗普执政期间，美国国家公园服务处面临人员大幅削减，至少失去四分之一的常设员工 1。美国国家公园的维护积压在过去十年翻倍，2020年《伟大美国户外法》曾为维护和修缮提供了65亿美元资金以应对这一问题 1。
The Trump administration has reclassified approximately 1,500 approved maintenance projects across the National Park Service as "low priority" to redirect resources toward Freedom 250 anniversary celebration initiatives 1. This shift has left basic upkeep work at more than 200 park sites nationwide at risk of delay, including roof repairs and equipment upgrades 1. The affected projects carry a combined cost exceeding $400 million 1.
The reallocation of resources comes as the National Park Service grapples with a maintenance backlog that has surpassed $24 billion, having doubled over the past decade 1. White House priority projects, including a $16 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool, have received preferential funding treatment 1. However, the Reflecting Pool project has encountered problems including caulking deterioration and algae growth 1. Meanwhile, the administration's favored initiatives account for at least $80 million in spending, with $52 million already committed 1.
Staffing levels at the Park Service have declined significantly under Trump's tenure, with the agency losing at least one-quarter of its permanent workforce 1. The number of contracting officers has dropped from 275 to an undisclosed figure, and the Interior Department's contractor workforce has declined by more than 20 percent 1. Senator Angus King, ranking member of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, has opposed the prioritization strategy, characterizing Washington-based projects as "more aesthetic than strictly necessary" 1. The 2020 Great American Outdoors Act allocated $6.5 billion for maintenance and restoration through 2025 1.
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