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Parks committee highlights playground upgrades, youth mentoring grant and flags $5–6M projected 2026 budget shortfall
Summary
Council heard a Parks & Enrichment and finance committee report noting playground replacements and park projects funded this year and a $60,000 youth mentoring grant; the committee also flagged an early 2026 general fund deficit estimate of $5–6 million and staff hiring freeze.
Council on April 23 received a joint Finance and Parks & Enrichment committee report that summarized recent park improvements, a youth mentoring grant and an early warning about a potential $5–6 million shortfall in the city's 2026 budget planning.
Gary Molinar, Finance and Parks & Enrichment committee chair, reported that the recreation division received a $60,000 youth mentoring grant from the National Recreation and Park Association and that several playgrounds (Edgewater, Hillcrest, Bakerview,…
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