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Parks and Recreation keeps modest budget increase; leaders point to revenue facilities and cost savings

5440046 · July 21, 2025
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Parks presented a modest FY26 increase (1.92%) and highlighted revenue-generating facilities — golf, hitting bays, Indian Riverside Park and waterpark — that together offset operations and support maintenance reserves.

Parks and Recreation presented a tentative FY26 budget with a 1.92% increase and described a suite of revenue‑generating facilities that county leaders said help offset operating costs. Director Kevin Abate told the board the department runs 74 parks on roughly 1,400 acres, manages a 27‑hole golf course and a family destination (Indian Riverside Park), operates a waterpark that…

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