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Parks staff brief board on campground revenues, maintenance projects and capital work amid county budget scrutiny
Summary
Park staff reported last year’s campground revenue and several near‑term maintenance and capital projects, including an autopay kiosk rollout, roof replacement at Salt Creek bathroom facilities, a storage building delivery and ramp work at Clallam Bay. County leaders also discussed broader budget pressures and options for department savings.
Clallam County parks staff told the advisory board the parks enterprise generated nearly $968,000 in gross revenue in 2022 and incurred about $795,000 in expenditures that year, leaving roughly $173,000 when those lines were offset, according to figures presented at the meeting.
Staff cautioned that those figures do not capture all maintenance wages and shared departmental costs because the current financial system does not assign all maintenance worker hours to job‑cost centers. Parks staff said the financial summary is a high‑level presentation and that staff will follow up with more detailed month‑by‑month occupancy and collections reports.
Why this matters: the county’s parks program relies on revenue from campgrounds and grants for capital improvements, and staff said they are preparing proposals to increase shoulder‑season bookings and to pursue discretionary…
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