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Upper Arlington rec department reports expanded day camps, pickleball boom and aquatics staffing challenges
Summary
Parks & Recreation reviewed 2025 operations: added a fourth summer day-camp location that eased immediate waitlist pressure; celebrated high pickleball and tennis usage; and flagged staffing shortfalls, especially for lifeguards, that constrain late-season pool hours.
Parks & Recreation staff delivered a multi-part update covering expanded summer day camps, facilities and aquatics operations. Jeff Anderson (Deputy Director) said adding a fourth camp location at Barrington reduced the pace of signups and allowed reduced enrollment per site for better camper-to-staff ratios; staff also hired an additional camp director and set a March 1 cancellation deadline to improve waitlist reliability.
On facilities, staff reported Northam Tennis took in $107,677 in fees against roughly $114,756 in expenses last year and that members praised the new…
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