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Forests, Parks & Recreation highlights grants, wildland fire truck and state parks maintenance needs
Summary
FPR Commissioner Daniel Fitzko told the committee that the department supports roughly 14,000 jobs and about $1.2 billion in outdoor economic activity, described high demand for BOR recreation grants and announced procurement of a Type‑6 wildland fire engine funded with one‑time money.
Daniel Fitzko, commissioner of Forests, Parks & Recreation, told the Senate Appropriations Committee that FPR's programs sustain forests and outdoor recreation and contribute roughly 14,000 jobs and about $1.2 billion in economic activity to the state.
Fitzko outlined FPR's organizational structure and staffing (about 144 year‑round positions plus roughly 450 seasonal staff in summer), and highlighted recent one‑time investments. He said the BOR (Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic…
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