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Lake Stevens parks department outlines 2025 hires, equipment plan and capital projects including new turf field and trails
Summary
Parks staff told the board the 2025 budget includes three full-time hires, vehicle and equipment replacements, a turf field slated for bid in 1H 2025 with a non-rubber infill under consideration, and multiple capital projects including Frontier Heights Phase 2 and Bayview Trail work.
Sarah, parks department staff, presented the department’s 2025 budget overview and capital project plan, saying the department expects to add three full-time positions next year and to proceed on several multi-year projects.
Sarah said, “As an overview, for 2025, there were 3 full time staff increases that will be hired in.” The planned hires are a revenue development specialist (job description submitted to HR and expected to recruit in the coming weeks), a parks maintenance worker and an office assistant; the latter two are scheduled in quarter 3 to support new facilities coming online.
Staff told the board the revenue development specialist will take lead on grants and sponsorships, freeing other staff to focus on capital projects and operations. The department described a timeline: the revenue position will be recruited in the weeks after the meeting and take roughly two months to onboard; the two additional hires are proposed for Q3 2025.
On equipment, staff said the budget includes replacement of an aging 2006 Ranger with a truck (F-150 class), purchase of a skid steer to be shared with Public Works, and an additional truck for the new…
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