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Washington Square Park Conservancy outlines staffing and maintenance plans amid pandemic
Summary
The Washington Square Park Conservancy updated Community Board 2 on a range of operations: expanded grant-funded Parks staffing, landscaping and volunteer activities, plans for cautious program reopening, and fundraising pressures tied to the pandemic. The Conservancy also announced its executive director's upcoming departure from Parks.
The Washington Square Park Conservancy presented an update to Community Board 2's Parks and Waterfront Committee in June 2020 describing staffing, landscape and community programs during the pandemic and the organization's priorities for the coming months.
Cheryl Woodruff, Community Development Director for the Conservancy, said the nonprofit had increased grant support to New York City Parks to fund on-site staff and maintenance: two full-time gardeners, two full-time maintenance staff members and a youth activities coordinator. Woodruff said the Conservancy funded approximately $525,000 in program services in the prior fiscal year and anticipated roughly $600,000 in program expenses for the current fiscal year, emphasizing a priority on continuing payroll support for Parks staff amid the city's budget pressures.
Why it matters: The Conservancy is a private nonprofit partner that supplements Parks services on high-use Manhattan parks. With city budget cuts and pandemic-related revenue declines, the…
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