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Parks & Recreation seeks $3.4 million in County Improvement Fund requests and outlines capital projects including golf‑course concession and wetland restoration

Jackson County Budget Committee · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Jackson County Parks + Rec proposed a $26.3M operating budget for 2026, requested $1.4M for pavement repairs and $2.0M for playground replacements from the County Improvement Fund, and described a $900,000 golf concession expansion and a $440,000 wetland restoration grant project.

Jackson County Parks + Recreation presented a recommended 2026 budget of $26,326,292 and outlined several capital priorities that the department asked the legislature to consider funding from the County Improvement Fund.

Director Michelle Newman said Parks + Rec’s budget includes $17,669,019 for park operations and $8,657,273 for enterprise operations, with projected revenues of about $8.9M for 2026. The department budgets 146 full‑time and 163 seasonal positions and added a union plumber FTE in the recommended budget.

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