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Parks department budgets for higher Conrad Complex lease as vandalism and maintenance costs rise
Summary
Flathead County Parks proposed increasing park user fees and budgeting for a potential lease increase at the Conrad Complex after the cemetery association proposed raising the lease from $20,200 to $30,000; parks staff said the fee increases will be used to absorb lease and rising contracted-services costs.
Flathead County Parks and Recreation presented its fiscal 2026 budget on April 29 and told commissioners that rising maintenance and vandalism costs, plus a proposed lease increase at the Conrad Complex, drove modest revenue and expenditure adjustments.
Parks director Chris Mestis said the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork (CFBB) will increase its maximum reimbursement for Sliders Park operating expenses from $3,500 to $5,000 because of vandalism. Commissioners approved the…
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