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Germantown parks department reports restored budget, capital projects and growing farmers market
Summary
Department leaders told the Parks & Recreation Commission the 2026 budget was restored, additional funds were approved to cover higher-than-budgeted card-processing and software costs, and about $55,000 was allocated for courts, fencing and dugouts; director also reported vandalism incidents, senior-center staffing on medical leave, and plans for a larger farmers market and July 4 activities.
Germantown’s Parks & Recreation Department reported that its 2026 budget was restored and outlined several operational and capital items the department will pursue in the coming year.
Director Standridge said the department expects to "be running up to the full $1.82 for 2026," and described several line‑item adjustments and revenue offsets. He told commissioners that a recreation celebration earlier looked $8,000 short on paper but donations and beer sales produced more than $30,000, covering that gap. The department had budgeted $21,000 for credit-card processing fees but actual expense reached about $36,000; the village board…
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