Restroom areas at Camper-land also are to be restored this year, and boat dock spaces on the lake are to be renovated.

Moyers said the trustees have not been spending money ahead of time, but they are open to spending money when it has the cash on hand.

Frank Jones, owner of the Dry Dock Bar & Grille near the park, told Moyers that a lot of people have shied away from giving money to the park because of poor financial operations in the past.

“People need to be reassured,” Jones said.

“We’re going to prove ourselves,” Moyers said of getting the park back into operation in 2009. “The community has to support the park as well as the tourists. Everybody has to get behind the park.”

That’s something Mike Dzugan, 60, of Espyville, a long-time fan of the park, hopes will happen.

“I love the park. I want to see it prosper,” Dzugan said. “Everything, from what they say, sounds like it will work. It’s just not going to happen overnight.”