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Parks department reorganization shifts maintenance, advisory board invited to May engagement kickoff

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, City of Wilmington · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Advisory-board members were briefed on a city reorganization that moved many maintenance functions to Asset & Property Management, leaving parks staff with athletic maintenance and fewer administrators; the board was invited to a May 2 public-engagement kickoff and discussed rotating meetings to on-site locations.

WILMINGTON, N.C. At its April 15 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was briefed on a citywide reorganization under the new city manager that reassigned many maintenance functions and administrative responsibilities, and members discussed new public-engagement plans including a May 2 kickoff at the MLK Center.

A staff member explained the operational changes, saying that "anything that was categorized as a maintenance function moved to the Asset & Property Management Department," while parks retained maintenance for athletic…

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