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Parks director urges budget shifts to meet surging demand for Indian Trail programs
Summary
Parks staff told the council rentals and program hours surged in FY26 and recommended reallocating existing lines (not adding full-time positions) to expand contracted instructors, including a contract/instructor line increase from $76,000 to $113,000 tied to revenue.
Hayden, Parks and Recreation staff, told the council the department saw continued, rapid growth in FY26 and is proposing reallocated operations spending rather than new full-time hires.
"Park and rec continues to be high impact, high demand service for Indian Trail," Hayden said, citing an approximate 20% increase in rentals and a 25% rise in rental hours and an overall resident participation rate near 60%. He said those figures indicate both heavy facility utilization and growing community reach.
The department is proposing to raise its contract and instructor…
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