Add It Up: Mother Nature gets cut first
Monday, May 19th, 2008Estimated City of Atlanta budget shortfall in 2009: $140 million
Percentage of Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs budget Mayor Franklin proposes cutting: 15
Positions cut from the parks department in 1993 and 1998 due to budget concerns: 137
Positions cut from the parks department in 2002 due to budget concerns: 127
Approximate number of parks department employees today: 315
City recreation centers that will close temporarily this summer: 11
Recreation centers that will close permanently this summer: 2
Percentage total land in Atlanta devoted to public parks: 4.5
Park-related spending in Seattle per resident in 2005: $266
Park-related spending in Atlanta per resident in 2005: $91
Sources: City of Atlanta, Park Pride, Trust for Public Land
