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Director says federal conservation corps funding cut forces city to send AmeriCorps members home
Summary
Green Bay Parks director reported federal funding for the conservation corps was eliminated, forcing immediate layoffs of AmeriCorps members; the city will use existing 2025 budget funds to operate the program while it evaluates alternatives.
Green Bay Parks Director told the Parks Committee that federal funding for the city’s conservation corps was eliminated and the city "unfortunately had to send all of our conservation corps members home." The director said staff briefed the personnel committee and are working on a short-term plan to close out the program.
The director said the program currently had 13 AmeriCorps members and three full-time city staff positions: two full-time staff assigned to the conservation corps and one full-time staff member assigned to planning for a community corps. The director said the city will continue to use money already allocated in the 2025 budget to run the program as long as possible but that, after those funds are exhausted, the conservation corps either will be eliminated or returned in a different form if an alternative funding or structure is identified.
Committee members received the director’s report and moved to receive and place it on file. Alder De Lee moved to receive and place the report on file; Alder Presley seconded. Committee members voted aye.
