Page 447 - Bedford-FY23-24 Budget

Parks, Recreation & Special Events

Mark Long
Director of Parks & Recreation

The Parks Division is dedicated to providing Bedford citizens with a well maintained parks system. The Parks Division is
responsible for the maintenance and operation of 154.5 acres of park land, including the facilities and infrastructure on
those properties, such as the municipal aquatic centers, athletic elds, lighting, irrigation, and restrooms. In addition,
the Parks Division manages the City-wide mowing and chemical application contracts which service medians, right-
of-ways, grounds at City facilities, well sites, and drainage ways.

FY 2022-2023 Highlights
Installed 6 solar lights at the Bedford Library
Installed an all inclusive Park Playground at Central Park.
Installed 3 new benches at Generations Park.
The Parks Department helped with the conclusion of Phase Next at Generation Park.
The Parks Department generated,advertisement and executed an RFQ for Generation Pak Baseball elds.
There were 7,000 dollars worth of safety improvements done at Meadow Parks Baseball elds.
Insatlled new pool cover at Roy Savage Pool

Expenditures Summary

B4,668,656 $4,668,656

(100.00% vs. prior year)

Parks, Recreation & Special Events Proposed and Historical Budget vs. Actual
$5M

$4M

$3M

$2M

$1M

$0
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Actual Budgeted

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