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Washington parks master plan flags staffing shortfall; report suggests up to 14 additional positions
Summary
The City of Washington Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed an addendum to the parks master plan that recommends staffing increases to maintain growing park acreage and new stormwater responsibilities. The draft will be finalized by staff and sent to city council for acceptance; no personnel hires were approved at the meeting.
At a Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Wayne, the city parks director, presented a staffing addendum to the parks master plan prepared by Ballard King for Planning Design Studio (PDS), saying the document offers staffing suggestions rather than mandatory changes.
The addendum compares Washington’s park acreage and population to peer cities and estimates the department could be “approximately 14 full time positions short,” Wayne said. He emphasized that “this is just a suggestion — the city can do whatever it wants to do.”
Commissioners and staff discussed how new responsibilities could increase maintenance needs. The report lists 291.5 acres the consultant counted as recognized park…
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