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Augusta committee weighs parks‑usage audit, cameras and possible divestment
Summary
A contractor presented a parks usage audit driven by camera counts and a points matrix, prompting debate among commissioners over a proposed divestment threshold (30 vs 20) and a request for staff to return with cost‑savings estimates and a refined candidate list.
A consultant update on parks and recreation usage set off a substantive committee debate on whether the city should begin divesting underused park properties.
AB Ladson, who led the audit presentation, explained the methodology: parks were classified (mini, neighborhood, community, regional, special purpose), assigned condition points, size and proximity scores and — crucially — usage measured by a network of 137 cameras that take pictures every 15 minutes to estimate visitor counts. Ladson said the…
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