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Recreation and Parks presents FY2010 operating budget request; commissioners accelerate Carver Heights park work, defer several CIP projects
Summary
St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks staff reviewed the department’s FY2010 operating budget request and a revised six-year capital improvement program: Carver Heights Park master planning was accelerated into FY2009, while Chaptico Park was deferred and several waterfront and the planned gymnastics center projects were removed from the CIP.
Department staff presented the Recreation and Parks draft FY2010 operating budget and an updated six-year capital improvement program at the Feb. 5 board meeting.
The operating budget request includes general-fund support for parks, museums and administration, plus a Recreation and Parks enterprise fund subsidy. "We're requesting in FY 2010 a little over $2,000,000" for the parks division and a total county tax-supported request of about $3.9 million, Phil (department staff member) told the board; the department projected an overall operating budget near $8.5 million including enterprise funds. Staff said the Great Mills pool cannot break even and that the commissioners included a $50,000 subsidy to help cover enterprise fund shortfalls.
Why it matters: The operating request and the CIP…
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