Ashland Parks, facing shortfall, prepares to slash programs - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

Ashland Parks, facing shortfall, prepares to slash programs - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

If enacted, cuts would close park restrooms, ice rink and splash pad, reduce Senior Center services and shut down Nature Center and its community gardens program and Salmon Festival By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news  Ashland Parks & Recreation will continue without noticeable changes for the foreseeable future, but cuts to staffing, programs and facilities will come after July 1, Ashland Parks & Recreation Director Rocky Houston said.  “We are w…

Ashland’s Budget:  Proposed Has $11.3 Million Deficit! - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Proposed City Budget Has $11.3 Million Deficit 4/26/25 By David Runkel City Manager Sabrina Cotta has put forth a 2025-27 city budget that has a $11.3 million general fund deficit in the second year of the biennial.  She also has again warned of massive parks and recreation cuts beginning July 1 if a monthly parks fee is not approved. The total two-year budget which was posted online by the city yesterday envisions total expenditures of $372.5 m…