This reminds me of the Calif. Sate Park toilet paper debacle of 2010 [1]. Since followed up with a surplus of cash the State Park did not report to the state [2]. The priorities are indeed out of whack and taxpayers are getting screwed.
[1] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/california-par... [2] http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2012/07/23/whats-next-for-the-...