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Norwalk reviews FY2027 budget; parks, fire and public works outline staffing and capital needs
Summary
At a Feb. 5 work session, Norwalk City staff presented final FY2027 department budgets. Parks reported a 48% jump in field-house memberships and asked for an additional full‑time technician; the fire chief outlined staffing shortfalls (0.93 firefighters per 1,000 residents) and grant efforts; public works detailed $900,000 in street maintenance and multimillion-dollar sewer projects.
Norwalk City staff used a Feb. 5 work session to walk the council through final elements of the fiscal year 2027 budget, with department directors outlining staffing requests, capital replacements and revenue changes.
Parks and Recreation reported rising use of the new field house and growing parkland needs. The parks director said membership at the field house was “48% increase just in the number of memberships,” and that admissions revenue for drop‑in fees was up about 10%. Staff told council they were seeking a full‑time technician to help maintain a sharply expanded park footprint — "it was almost a 400% increase in the number of acres" managed since 2019 — and that part of the position’s cost will…
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