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Paso Robles presents library and recreation end-of-season report; summer attendance and outreach highlighted
Summary
City staff told the council that recreation and library programs reached thousands this summer, with aquatics, concerts and meal programs cited as major successes; staff cited continued staffing gains and partnerships that supported expanded programming.
City staff presented the 2025 end-of-season report for Recreation and Library Services at the Oct. 21 Paso Robles City Council meeting, reporting substantial summer participation across aquatics, concerts and library outreach programs and noting that recent staffing hires will help sustain expanded services.
Linda Flesha, Recreation Services manager, told the council Recreation Services ran a robust aquatics season: staff delivered 161 private lessons, 883 group lessons and recorded 7,708 lesson attendances, plus more than 3,000 public-swim visits. The department reported $50,430 in aquatics registrations processed in one day and extended swim programs into September. Recreation hosted nine Thursday concerts with approximately 21,000 attendees and raised $9,725 for recreation scholarships; community sponsors contributed about $39,525 for the free concert series.
Flesha described other highlights including a reopening ribbon-cutting at Royal Oak Park, volunteer garden workshops at Uptown Family Park, two overnight softball tournaments and active teen-center programming that averaged more than 65 participants each afternoon.
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