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Springfield parks budget held to 1% cut; city highlights summer jobs, CPA projects and pools opening
Summary
City council held the parks department budget to an approximate 1% reduction while adding 1 FTE; members and staff said the cuts are largely contained in water and sewer accounts and cited ongoing summer job programs, CPA-funded park projects and a July 1 pool opening.
The Springfield City Council’s Committee of the Whole on May 21 approved discussion of the parks department budget, which shows a 1% overall reduction and the addition of one full-time equivalent position.
Tom Ash, parks director, told counselors the department’s proposed budget of $12,723,776 “represents a cut of just over 1%,” and said, “the cut isn't gonna drastically affect our services or our parks or golf courses.” He said most of the reduction is absorbed in the department’s water and sewer account — roughly $200,000 — and that staff…
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