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Recreation & Parks reports revenue gains and program growth despite multiyear cuts
Summary
Rec & Park reported revenue-led strategies that avoided layoffs, expanded summer capacity to roughly 30,000 registrations and increased program hours by about 16%. The department proposed solving 85% of its next-year shortfall with revenue and 15% with expenditure savings.
The Recreation and Park Department told the Budget and Finance Committee that a revenue-first strategy and organizational changes have allowed it to avoid layoffs and expand programming despite several years of budget reductions.
General Manager Phil Ginsberg said the department restructured recreation delivery and permits, launched the state—s first gardener apprenticeship class, and expanded summer-day-camp capacity to about 30,000 registrations. He described a 16% increase in offered…
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