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Franklin Park staff flag potential $48,000 community-events shortfall; camps revenues hinge on school calendar
Summary
At an October work session, parks and recreation staff warned the borough—s 2026 recreation budget could face a sizable shortfall if summer camp weeks drop; councilors discussed sponsorships, festival costs, trash cans and timing for final budget numbers.
Recreation staff told Franklin Park Borough Council at an October work session that uncertainty over the school district—s calendar could cut summer program weeks — and with them tens of thousands in revenue — producing an estimated $48,000 net reduction in community-events revenue in the 2026 draft budget.
The parks and recreation director said the department could not finalize revenue expectations for its camps until the school district sets its calendar. "If we have 8 true weeks of summer, we will — or 10 true weeks of summer — we will run 10 weeks," the director said, adding the draft budget currently assumes fewer weeks and that the final budget will be adjusted if the district releases dates.
That uncertainty helps explain a projected revenue…
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