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Harvey County parks director outlines 2026 budget requests including boat ramp, docks and shower house
Summary
Harvey County Parks Department presented a largely flat operating budget for 2026 and a capital improvement plan that includes a Willoughby boat ramp replacement, new docks, disc-golf completion, playground work and a Bluestem shower house at East Park.
Cass, speaking for the Harvey County Parks Department, told the Board of County Commissioners that the department’s overall operating budget is largely flat for 2026 while listing a series of capital projects and equipment replacements planned over the next five years.
The parks director said Memorial Day weekend was busy at East Park and that lake levels have recovered after several years of drought, allowing the department to resume projects that had been timed for dry conditions. “We started this project when the lake was actually dry, and we are hoping it would have been a good opportunity to actually take care of that boat ramp,” Cass said of the Willoughby boat ramp replacement, for which engineering plans are complete and bids will be requested.
The CIP requests include: replacing the Willoughby boat ramp (engineering complete, bid to be issued); replacing one remaining dock at East Park; repairs to the swing bridge at West Park including replacement of expanded metal; completion of the disc-golf…
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