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Parks and Rec seeks staff and capital funds; Rockland Park complex, pool replastering and security cameras highlighted
Summary
Warren County Parks and Recreation requested five new positions and presented capital needs including a $30,000 pool cover, security cameras and backstop replacements; the department also discussed funding strategies for a larger Rockland Park sports complex.
Warren County Parks and Recreation asked supervisors to approve additional staff and to fund a range of operational and capital needs, and park leaders discussed plans and financing options for a proposed Rockland Park complex.
Parks and Recreation Director Tiffany (last name not specified) requested five additional positions (three part-time, two full-time) at an estimated personnel cost increase of $133,368 to support growing programs, evening and weekend field maintenance, facility upkeep and expanded winter programming. Tiffany said the department operates multiple facilities year-round and that winter and peak-season staffing needs have increased.
The department proposed changes to the fee schedule, including a 10 percent non-resident surcharge to offset maintenance costs, increases in pool punch passes, elimination of a pizza-pass option for pool rentals, and restored program fees for long-running youth activities. Tiffany described pass-through revenue mechanisms for concessions, pool chemicals, program supplies and other items that are intended to be self-funded by user fees.
Parks also listed capital and asset requests: three Gertrude Miller backstop replacements (total about $75,000), a new pool cover (~$30,000) to prevent debris and protect the plaster, building maintenance increases and security camera installs (gym $30,000; community center $12,000). The department said many program-supply increases align with pass-through or resale revenue lines.
On Rockland Park, the director said the county will pursue federal funds and that tourism funds (roughly $500,000 available over recent years) could serve as part of a local match for a larger federal grant that would require a multi-year fundraising effort. Board members discussed the possibility of a voter referendum or bond to raise match funds for a multi-million-dollar Rockland Park development; no final financing decision was made in the hearing.
The Parks and Recreation capital priorities will be considered in the county’s capital-improvement planning process; no formal appropriations were recorded in the transcript.
