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City auditor finds park planning gaps, $8M in unused park fees and recommends ordinance changes
Summary
The City Auditor presented Audit Project 044, finding Denton’s park service goals unlikely to be met under current funding and methodology, recommending updates to parkland dedication fee calculations, more granular service‑level goals, and improved asset and maintenance tracking; staff agreed to 15 recommendations.
Madison Rorshaw, Denton City Auditor, presented the results of Audit Project 044, which evaluated park planning, parkland acquisition funding and park maintenance practices.
Rorshaw said the city’s Parks, Recreation and Trails System Master Plan (adopted 2022) sets a long‑term goal of 17.5 developed acres per 1,000 residents by 2040, but current trends and estimates suggest the city is not on track to meet that target with existing resources. The audit team estimated that current acquisition forecasts would increase developed parkland by about 1,000 acres by 2040 but population growth would still leave the city well…
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