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Parks, Recreation & Libraries outlines projects, homelessness funding and capital needs in 2025 budget briefing
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Acting Parks, Recreation and Libraries Director Eric Oselberger presented a large departmental budget covering operations, capital projects and expanded human-services funding; staff highlighted a lengthy capital pipeline and increases in golf and recreation usage.
Acting Parks, Recreation and Libraries Director Eric Oselberger told the Westminster City Council on Monday that the department is a large, complex operation that will prioritize maintenance and a set of high-cost capital projects while adding staff and funding for human-services work.
“PRL is the soul of this city,” Oselberger said, summarizing the department’s role in community life. The department manages about 2,337 acres of parkland, 64 parks and approximately 3,818 acres of open space, Oselberger said, and presented a 2025 operating budget figure in the department briefing of roughly $47 million and approximately 219 FTE (not including hourly and seasonal staff).
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