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Missoula County presents FY26 parks requests: more scholarship support for City program and expanded maintenance FTE
Summary
Parks, Trails & Recreation staff requested a county increase to the City of Missoula’s Parks & Recreation scholarship program to reflect county resident usage and asked to convert a 0.3 seasonal maintenance FTE into a year‑round position to improve upkeep and reduce small contracted jobs.
Parks, Trails & Recreation staff asked the Missoula County Board of Commissioners to increase the county contribution to the City of Missoula’s Parks & Recreation scholarship program and to expand an existing 0.3 seasonal maintenance position into a full year‑round FTE as part of the fiscal year 2026 budget requests.
Staff said the City’s “Share the Fun” scholarship program reduces financial barriers to participate in recreation programs and that county residents increasingly use the program. Staff reported that in fiscal 2025 the scholarship program supported more than 150 individuals and that the city’s calculations show a fiscal‑year average of county resident participation that equates to approximately $10,500 in…
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