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Recreation manager: 263 seasonal staff and 510 volunteers supported 2025 programs; sensory‑swim and other inclusivity efforts planned
Summary
Recreation manager Nicky Wendt reported 263 seasonal employees, about 510 volunteers, nearly 700 early‑childhood participants and more than 2,500 youth-league participants in 2025; the division plans a sensory swim program, added Apple Tots locations and raised $12,000 for fee‑waiver scholarships.
Nicky Wendt, the City recreation manager, told the committee that the recreation division expanded programs and community reach in 2025 while wrestling with staff capacity.
Wendt said the division employed 263 seasonal staff last year and worked with about 510 volunteers — numbers she described as among the highest in the city for any division. "We had over, like, close to 700 participants in our early childhood program," she said of the Apple Tots classes, which ran…
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