Page 450 - Bedford-FY24-25 Budget

Goals

Parks
Revitalization
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board are projecting to design, create, and install a playground with a target audience of
5 years old and younger.
Adding additional park amenities to our park system.
Economic Vitality
Improvements to Stormie Jones and Meadow Park baseball and soccer elds, as well as the Dog Park, bringing people
and families to Bedford.

Organizational Excellence
Continued drive for ef ciency and excellence within the Parks Division.

Recreation / Seniors / Cul tural Ar ts
Economic Vitality
Continue to provide low cost, community-engaging special events throughout the year.
Maintain the management and sport speci c agreements that bring an anticipated 120k of revenue annually.
Transformation
Convert the old YMCA building into the new Bedford Senior Center to assist in providing more programming for the
senior population in Bedford.
Challenging staff to develop new programming that furthers the Mission and Vision of the Department.
Organizational Excellence
Invest in staff training to assist staff in providing excellent levels of customer service to the citizens of Bedford.
Apply for multiple industry awards to showcase the commitment to excellence held by the Bedford Parks and Recreation
Department.

Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Create Specialty Camps within Bedford city parks as well as Bedford apartment complexes to help engage the citizens of
Bedford.
Effectively maintain a partnership with The Bedford Center YMCA to provide excellent programming and community
engagement for all citizens of Bedford.
Increase senior citizen program offerings to engage the higher percentage of seniors that reside in the City of Bedford.

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