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Committee presses to restore park police and parks base funding after county executive cuts
Summary
Montgomery County committees reviewed the FY26 Park Police and parks budgets, agreeing to restore a $10,000 cut for fire‑alarm inspections, press the county executive to correct a compensation shortfall and seek restoration of several baseline items the executive removed from the recommended budget.
The Montgomery County Planning, Housing and Parks Committee and the Public Safety Committee, meeting jointly on April 23, urged restoration of baseline funding for Park Police and Montgomery Parks after the county executive’s FY26 recommended budget left gaps in compensation and other base services.
The committee’s staff presentation said the county executive’s recommended Park Police budget shows a net increase of about $325,000 (1.5 percent) over FY25. “For the park police today, the county executive is recommending about 21 for FY '26. That's an increase of $325,000 or 1 and a half percent from last year's approved budget,” Council staff member Ms. Farag told the joint committee.
Why it matters: committee members warned the executive’s recommended reductions could reduce essential maintenance and compliance. Staff flagged that cuts to small line items could affect compliance with the Maryland Police Accountability Act and routine safety work such as canine…
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