Excerpt from Cost-Cutting Strategies for the Park and Recreation Agency The problem is multi - dimensional. Funding deficiencies compounded by inflation and specific cost increases have all cut into agency resources. The problem is also nationwide. In Oakland, California, playgrounds have closed. In New York City, park maintenance cycles have lapsed so that it will take an estimated 900 years to accomplish what needs to be done in the next 25. Well maintained and operated park systems assure continuing recreation experiences. These same park systems also represent a taxpayer investment no less legitimate than the investment in streets and sewers. To both preserve recreation opportunities and to protect park investment, today's practitioner must develop a keen sense of fiscal responsibility. Agencies can no longer afford to live on credit, adding parkland and building new facilities, while failing to fully assume or plan ahead for the cost of operation and maintenance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.