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Parks & Recreation director outlines priorities, staffing and capital projects in budget review
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director Lorraine Hamilton presented the department’s baseline budget, recent staffing changes, performance measures and major capital projects including a teen center rebuild and a maintenance operations center; council asked for detailed memos and clarifications on cost‑recovery and community engagement expenses.
Lorraine Hamilton, Redmond’s parks and recreation director, presented a departmental baseline budget overview to the City Council, summarizing mission, recent staffing and program changes, performance measures and capital projects the department expects to advance in the next biennium.
Hamilton opened by reciting the department mission: “to create, maintain, and enhance sustainable, accessible experiences and spaces that foster belonging,” and described organizational divisions from planning and volunteers to parks operations and facilities. She noted position changes…
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