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Committee approves parks department enhancements, including federal Land and Water Conservation Fund pass‑throughs and Farragut entrance project
Summary
The Joint Finance Committee approved a package of FY2027 enhancements and a FY2026 supplemental for the Department of Parks and Recreation that includes federal pass‑through grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, staff housing at Lake Cascade, a new roundabout at Farragut State Park, and funds for RV campsite development and replacement items.
Analyst Janet Jessup walked the committee through Parks and Recreation’s supplemental and FY2027 enhancement requests. The supplemental would allow the agency to reappropriate carried‑forward grant commitments after the management program was eliminated; the committee accepted that language by unanimous consent.
Jessup then described nine FY2027 enhancements drawn from dedicated and federal funds. Among the requests were personnel to staff a newly…
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