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Parks director proposes festival changes and revenue plan; council orders conservative senior-trip and SMART reimbursements review
Summary
Parks and recreation staff told the council on April 15 that the department will rebrand its summer festival, pursue new earned‑revenue ideas at Canfield and the Young Center, and prioritize overdue SMART reimbursements; councilors trimmed the senior-trips revenue projection and asked staff to provide follow-up detail.
Parks and recreation director (Mandy) reviewed revenues and expenses for parks, community centers and special events, and proposed program and capital changes intended to grow earned revenue.
Mandy said she has been on the job about 60 days and described immediate operational changes and cost-saving purchases—examples included buying a vinyl cutter for signage and in-house stage and lighting equipment—to reduce future rental costs. She asked the council to restore the festival name to the city’s prior usage (councilors agreed to place a placeholder resolution to change the name from “Summerfest” to the city’s preferred name, described in the meeting as the Spirit Festival) and to add disability- and…
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