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Fresno parks staff present Measure P 2024 annual report, lawmakers press on park score and ranger staffing

Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Parks staff presented the Measure P 2024 annual report covering July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024, noting 108 maintained parks, 33% of residents within a half‑mile of a maintained park, roughly 640,000 program attendances and capital and maintenance metrics; commissioners questioned the city’s low Trust for Public Land score and park ranger recruitment.

Shelby McNabb, assistant director of parks and recreation, told the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission on Dec. 15 that the Measure P 2024 annual report (reporting period July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024) summarizes work across parks, programs and capital projects funded and tracked under the Measure P ordinance.

The report catalogs 108 parks and facilities the department maintains, McNabb said, and shows that 33% of Fresno residents live within a half‑mile walking distance of a maintained park. McNabb said the department counts participation in 15 Measure P‑funded programs and estimates total program attendance at about 640,000 for the reporting period, a figure the presentation described as the attendance total rather than unique participants.

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