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Charlotte County to seek funding for dozens of parks and recreation positions tied to adopted master plan

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners · May 22, 2025
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County staff told commissioners that consultants' mode-based parks master plan identified roughly 50 parks maintenance positions and 35 recreation positions; staff will bring specific salary and roll-up cost estimates in July and recommended adopting scalable service 'modes' if revenues tighten.

Charlotte County staff on May 22 presented the parks and recreation staffing implications of the county's adopted parks master plan and told commissioners they will recommend funding and timing in the July budget.

Francine Lisby, assistant budget director, recalled the November parks master-plan presentation and said consultants used mode-based standards to assign levels of service to each park. Tommy Scott, community services director, explained how the…

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