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Cities and states brace for economic ‘reckoning’, eyeing major cuts and fearing federal coronavirus aid isn’t enough…Many, already cash-strapped, are now in dire straits, facing plunging tax revenue and spiking costs.
By: Tony Romm April 10, 2020 at 10:50 a.m. PDT New York could lose $10 billion in tax revenue. Pennsylvania has ceased paying 9,000 stuck-at-home state employees to save cash. In Illinois, an unprecedented crisis is brewing thanks to billions of dollars in unpaid...

Why Parks and Recreation are Essential Public Service
Parks and recreation have three values that make them essential services to communities: Economic value Health and Environmental benefits Social importance Just as water, sewer, and public safety are considered essential public services, parks are vitally important to...

City leaders hear from parks and rec, library boards on proposed budget cuts.
By Joshua Gauntt | September 8, 2020 at 11:28 PM CDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is looking at a $63 million cut to the city’s operation budget. That means furloughs and cuts to some city services. Tuesday evening, city leaders...

Access to Parks and the Outdoors is Crucial for Mental Health in Our Communities
As park and recreation professionals, we know in our hearts that good mental health is often related to having access to the outdoors and greenspace. Research over the years has shown that when people are more stressed, anxious and socially isolated, as we are right...

Budget Crunch Forces Sale of Three City Parks
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Copyright 2018 SCRIPPS Howard Publications All Rights Reserved With the city of Corpus Christi facing the largest budget shortfall since the financial crisis, many departments have been told to start running as a business rather than a...

Budget Shortfall May Force Park, Rec Facility Closures
Copyright 2018 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Cobb County parks department has prepared a plan to close several parks and recreational facilities as the county faces a minimum $30 million hole in its budget. This comes after...

Proposed cuts to Burbank services could lead to ‘dystopian’ future, officials say
By ANTHONY CLARK CARPIO, for the Burbank Leader Burbank City Council discussion on Thursday included some of the ways the city can reduce the sting of the forecasted budget deficit. (File photo) For about a year, Burbank City Council members have been preparing...

Maple Trail in Portland, Ore.’s Forest Park. The parks bureau is facing a $6.3 million deficit in 2019.
Portland Parks & Recreation is facing a projected $6.3 million budget deficit for the coming fiscal year that will all but certainly cause layoffs and closures of park facilities. “I think it’s safe to say this will be a painful exercise,” Commissioner Nick Fish,...
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