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r� <br />�'u <br />t_� <br />)�i iLLi i t 4- ``� <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: All Park Board Members <br />FROM: Marty Asleson <br />DATE: October 30, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: Recreation Program Public Facilities Funding <br />Because of the new round of budget cuts that have been funneled <br />^ down from the State, we are forced again this year to reduce our <br />Capital Improvement Budget from the $35,000.00 request to <br />$5,000.00. We were also forced to reduce the operating budget to a <br />point where we were in danger of loosing the open programs that <br />serve everyone, such as our playground program. <br />,r <br />Please find enclosed a copy of our Fall program participation. As <br />one can see, the open playground program was the big expense and <br />these costs were offset this year by other program revenues such as <br />softball. We are however, badly in need of another Parks employee <br />to keep up with new park areas. Since we have not been allowed to <br />raise revenue, somewhere we need to make up the differences. Again, <br />these new recreation programs also increase the need for higher <br />levels of maintenance. <br />Staff is trying to be as innovative as possible in searching for <br />ways to keep up with the budget crunch. We have approached the VFW <br />and they generously gave us $3000.00 earmarked for open playground <br />out of a projected budget of $5158.00. We have also written other <br />philanthropic organizations to ask for funding. We have written <br />agreements to combine facilities for the use of recreation and <br />staff to group for program efficiency and coverage. <br />1 <br />