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Finance committee recommends some parks staffing additions but denies several conservancy/forestry items; PRFC urged to advocate

Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission (Middleton) · October 22, 2025
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Staff reported finance & personnel committee recommendations: approval for some operating items (marketing/outreach specialist, aquatics operations) and capital items (playground replacement, loader, pond treatment) but non-recommendation of conservancy operations and a forestry technician; staff warned forestry operations face major reductions without restored funding.

Speaker 1, a parks staff member, provided an update on the budget review by the finance & personnel committee. The committee recommended several operational items for the Parks & Recreation budget (including a marketing/outreach specialist and a conservancy lands technician) and approved parks operating funds. It did not recommend additional funding for conservancy operations or a forestry technician, and it…

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