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College Place staff cite limited capacity, recent grant denials as reasons to pause new parks projects
Summary
City staff told the parks board that staff capacity and poor grant scores have limited the city’s ability to take on new parks projects; the city has hired a certified arborist to support tree work but said hiring new full-time parks staff is unlikely in the near term.
City staff and Parks Board members on Oct. 24 discussed staffing limits, recent grant-score results and the city’s approach to future parks projects after the Lions Park funding shortfall.
A staff member said the city has limited capacity to manage and maintain additional park projects and has received “negative feedback” from funding agencies that support parks. Public works-related staff later…
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