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Rec & Parks, Civic Center and Tourism budgets show modest growth largely from utilities and targeted capital
Summary
Department leaders told the council that most operating increases for Recreation & Parks and the Civic Center are due to higher utility and maintenance costs; tourism will use prior‑year fund balance for capital projects including Mason‑Dixon Park and Winter Place lighting.
Department directors for Recreation & Parks, the Civic Center and Tourism presented budget details to the Wicomico County Council on May 1, citing utility increases, fee adjustments and planned capital projects funded largely by grants and enterprise fund balances.
Recreation & Parks Director Steve Miller and deputies described a modest operating increase driven primarily by rising utility and salary costs. The department operates as a separate governmental fund to simplify accounting for many programs and to appropriate funding for full‑time staff that maintain parks and run revenue‑generating programs. Miller said…
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