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Residents and advocates urge Montgomery County to restore parks and recreation funding
Summary
Volunteers, advisory board members and youth groups told the County Council that proposed FY26 cuts would harm programs, maintenance and access; speakers cited the Parks Department's 7.2% request vs. the executive’s 3.1% recommendation and asked the council to fully fund parks.
Residents, volunteers and advisory-board members urged the Montgomery County Council to restore funding for parks and recreation during the FY26 budget public hearing.
Mike Ricci, chair of the county’s Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, told the council the department’s services are “core” and said the executive’s recommendation would “underfund parks beyond even the most extreme” scenarios the department had planned for. Ricci said recreation staff provide essential programs — from summer camps to senior centers…
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