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Beavercreek parks warn of deeper cuts after failed levies; seniors plead to restore hours
Summary
Parks staff told the advisory board that two failed levies left parks facing roughly $400,000 in cuts for 2026, prompting elimination of senior center evening and weekend hours and deferred capital projects. Residents urged the board and city council to restore hours and pursue fundraising and grants.
Zach, a parks division staffer, told the City of Beavercreek Parks, Recreation and Culture Board on Dec. 9 that two failed levies have forced substantial reductions to parks capital and operations. The department reduced capital by $242,000 in 2025 and expects roughly $150,000 more in cuts in 2026, amounting to approximately $400,000 less than the 2024 budget.
Those reductions have already affected services: the senior center’s evening and weekend hours were eliminated and several capital projects — including replacement of the playground at Dominic Lafino Park — were deferred. Zach said the department also eliminated about $40,000 in contracted mowing and landscaping and will shift more maintenance duties to existing staff, resulting in reduced mowing…
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