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Mesa Parks & Recreation proposes $942,000 in cuts; Fremont Aquatic Complex to close for summer
Summary
Interim Parks & Recreation Director Andrea Alicote presented a proposed $942,000 package of 2% ongoing reductions including elimination of three vacant full-time positions, reduced part-time hours and the decommissioning of Fremont Aquatic Complex after May 23; staff said most programming can be absorbed at nearby pools and the fall Celebrate Mesa will remain.
Andrea Alicote, interim director of Parks and Recreation, told the Mesa City Council study session the department proposes about $942,000 in ongoing reductions as part of the citywide 2% reduction exercise.
The package would eliminate three currently vacant full-time positions (a recreation specialist, a recreation programmer and a trades worker), reduce roughly 15,000 part-time, non-benefited hours across many programs (less than 5% of the…
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