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Committee presses to defend Wheaton funding, approves standalone CIP item for Johnson’s Local Park
Summary
At a March 9 Planning, Housing and Parks Committee meeting, parks officials warned cuts would imperil a state $5.5 million grant for Wheaton Regional Park and tax credits tied to a solar initiative; the committee agreed to create a standalone CIP PDF for Johnson’s Local Park and asked staff for tiered operational‑impact analyses.
Chair Friesen convened the Planning, Housing and Parks Committee on March 9 to review the Parks Department’s capital requests and the county executive’s affordability proposal, pressing staff for operational impacts if funding is not fully restored.
Mitty Figueredo, the parks director, told the committee the department requested increased general obligation (GO) bond support for Wheaton Regional Park, $4 million a year to replace lost Program Open Space funding, $1 million for a restroom at the Wheaton Action Sports Park, $2.4 million in geo bond funding for a five‑year solar initiative, $3 million in current revenue for the Pilar maintenance program, and $1.8 million for natural surface trails repairs. Figueredo warned that without the Wheaton GO bond funding the Wheaton Action Sports Park could not proceed and that $5.5 million in state capital grant funding…
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