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Parks director outlines post-COVID spikes, rising pool chemical and energy costs, and solar returns

Helena City Commission · December 4, 2025
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Parks staff presented a fund-by-fund financial overview: Civic Center expenditures spiked post-COVID due to rescheduled shows; the golf course shows improved revenue trends; pool operations face rising chlorine and energy costs (chlorine from $33,000 to $67,000 annually), and early solar returns show modest savings for golf and fleet.

Parks department staff gave the commission a detailed revenue-and-expenditure review for the Civic Center, golf course, swimming pool and youth programs.

Staff said the Civic Center had a post-COVID expenditure spike related to honoring rescheduled shows. The golf course has seen revenue trends improve from 2022 through 2025, helped by in-house…

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