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Boulder Parks outlines 2026 budget priorities as citywide 'Fund Our Future' process begins
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff reviewed three fund financials and a set of proposed enhancements. Staff said the department will submit an unfunded/underfunded list for the citywide Fund Our Future process and flagged potential fee updates, staffing requests and the long‑term prospect of changing the permanent parks mill levy.
Jackson Knight, business services manager for Boulder Parks and Recreation, presented the department’s 2026 budget development timeline and preliminary fund financials for three funds: the 0.25¢ sales tax fund, the permanent parks and recreation fund and the Recreation Activity Fund (RAF).
The board was told the department will submit a consolidated list of unfunded and underfunded capital and operating needs as part of the city’s Fund Our Future process. "Citywide, every department is being asked to submit what's unfunded on both the capital side as well as operating budget," Jackson Knight said, describing the effort as a cross‑department request for priorities.
Why it matters: the department projects pressure in out years on the RAF and expects Fund Our Future deliberations — and potentially ballot measures — to determine whether the city can address large capital needs across parks, recreation and other public‑realm projects.
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