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Parks director updates board on events and programs; Aquatic Center highlights dive tower, Olympians and growth
Summary
Deputy Director Amy J Baptiste briefed the board on spring-break preparations, events and department scale; Laura Vogt presented the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center’s history, unique concrete dive tower, staffing and an active event calendar that supports sports tourism.
Deputy Director Amy J Baptiste opened the department update with upcoming events, operational notes and department scale.
"I sent you the LTC related to spring break preparation," Baptiste said, noting the department circulated a plan for a month of college visitors and event staffing. She listed events including the Fort Lauderdale Parade & Festival, a Sunday jazz brunch concert series, NoonTunes lunchtime performances and a St. Patrick’s Day downtown schedule. Baptiste described the department’s annual budget as "just over $80,000,000," and said full-time staffing is about…
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