Grand bargain: Volunteers do work taxpayers can't afford
Park volunteers
Credit: Jason Whitely / WFAA
Gary Conner, 65, is from Kansas City, Missouri. He has volunteered at Corps lakes for five years.
BEFORE: Retired from a 34-year career working for AT&T in fiber optic facilities.
NOW: He mows grass, trims trees, repairs campsites, performs concrete work and is a self-described “Jack-Of-All-Trades.”
