Rearranging the deck chairs?

Perhaps I focus on the bad news in our state, but this seems to be an odd time for celebration:

Local Sector Superintendent John Rowe has accepted a promotion to Lake Perris as the Sector Superintendent III.

Rowe worked at the Chino Hills State Park and California Citrus State Historic Park for two years.

His new sector III includes San Timiteo Canyon, Wildwood Canyon Park and Lake Perris, where Rowe grew up.

Now I don't mean to belittle Rowe or his accomplishments, but I thought we were looking at closing a bunch of the state parks to save money. Obviously you still need people to manage parks even if no one is visiting them, but the release seems a little odd.