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Oshkosh consolidates museum, library and parks under new Cultural & Enrichment director amid maintenance concerns
Summary
The Oshkosh Parks & Advisory Board heard details of a reorganization placing the museum, library, parks and senior services under a new Cultural & Enrichment Services director. Board members asked how maintenance staff moving to Public Works will affect day-to-day park operations.
Anna Knizso, introduced by the board as the new head of the city’s Cultural & Enrichment Services, told the Parks & Advisory Board on Jan. 12 that the consolidation aims to improve financial sustainability through coordinated grant writing and shared fund development while keeping each service’s operational identity intact.
"I don't have a parks background. I don't have a library background or senior services, and that's why each one of these areas will still retain kind of an administrator or manager," Knizso said, adding that she wants to "shore up sustainability" and pursue joint grant opportunities involving the…
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