FY2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2025 Proposed Budget Organizational Budgets

Division of Parks & Recreation

Parks &Recreation Division PARKS & RECREATION Recreational Services Vision Statement The Department of Recreational Services will enhance the quality of life by providing innovative activities and programs to meet the recreational needs of our community. We will encourage participation in a variety of recreational opportunities that will foster enjoyment and lifelong learning .

Park Operations Vision Statement

The Department of Parks Operations is dedicated to the highest level of care for our natural and historic resources while making the park facilities available to all to safely enjoy. The Parks department prioritizes maintenance with strategic capital resources to ensure the park infrastructure remains operational.

Frederick County Division of Parks & Recreation (FCPR) operates 23 developed parks which include features such as

athletic facilities, picnic shelters, hiking trails, fishing areas, key water trail access points, tennis and basketball courts, historic sites, two rentable buildings, playgrounds, and more. County citizens continue to seek out Frederick County Parks & Recreation facilities to get active, explore nature, and connect with friends and neighbors. Parks & Recreation is committed to maintaining and expanding the county’s recreational areas, parks, bike and walking trails, a nd other recreational infrastructure that contribute toward improving county residents’ physical and mental health. Parks & Recreation provides powerful benefits that create healthier people, protect our natural resources, and contribute to environmental sustainability. The park system offers some unique amenities such as: a disc golf course and marble rings in Middletown Park, two of the County's three historic covered bridges in Loy's Station Park and Roddy Road Park, a skate park at Urbana Community Park, an equestrian trail in Othello Regional Park, seven sand volleyball courts at Utica District Park, Middletown Park, Libertytown Park, and Urbana District Park, a soccer court, four synthetic turf fields, two nature centers (Catoctin Creek and Fountain Rock Parks), and a manor house and children’s museum at Rose Hill Manor Park. Recreational activities include but are not limited to the following types of programming: nature, history, sports clinics and leagues, community events, summer camps, health & wellness classes, cooking classes, teen programs, social programs for developmentally challenged individuals, adaptive recreation, and arts & enrichment-based programs. Many visitors (in county/out of county) have used FCPR facilities and/or programs in the past year. In FY23, County parks received 3.55 million visits. The Division facilitated over 1,755 recreation programs, for participants of all ages,

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