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Friends of 2 Rivers outlines restoration progress, expanded events and tight 2026 budget

Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation · February 3, 2026
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Jeff Syracuse, president of Friends of 2 Rivers, told the Metro Parks board that exterior restoration of 2 Rivers Mansion is largely complete, programming and Stone Hall revenue grew in 2025, and the group projects a roughly $40,000 budget for 2026 after a prior-year deficit.

Jeff Syracuse, president of Friends of 2 Rivers, told the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation that the exterior restoration of 2 Rivers Mansion was largely finished after a multi-month closure and that the organization expanded programming across the park system in 2025.

"2025 was 1 of the most challenging of our 15 year history as an organization," Syracuse said, noting the mansion was closed from about Feb. 24 until August for a major exterior restoration but reopened with a well-attended grand…

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