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PRT seeks recurring marketing funds and capital for state parks after strong post‑pandemic revenue year
Summary
The Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism reported record park revenues and proposed 21 budget items including $3.7 million for statewide marketing, $18 million for new state park development and $11.5 million for maintenance and upgrades across 48 parks.
Dwayne Parrish, director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, updated the subcommittee on tourism marketing and state park operations, saying parks produced strong revenue and that the agency seeks funding to sustain growth and complete capital projects.
“We had around 56,000,000 in revenue,” Parrish said, summarizing state park performance through the most recent year of reporting.
Nut graf: The department presented 21 line items in its FY25 request to address employee pay compression,…
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