Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.
QUESTION
What discussions have taken place regarding the restoration of funds for urban park rangers and other parks department elements?
3:42:40
·
52 sec
The council member explains that the city council called for the restoration of $11.2 million for 50 urban park rangers and related programs.
- The commissioner acknowledges ongoing conversations with the administration about restoring this funding
- She expresses appreciation for the council's one-time funding support for programs like urban park rangers and forest restoration
- She confirms that discussions regarding restoring this parks department funding are ongoing with the administration
Nantasha Williams
3:42:40
The question that I have is around park rangers.
3:42:46
So in fiscal 2025 preliminary measure response, the council called an administration to include a restoration of $11,200,000 for 50 Urban Park Ranger.
3:42:55
Rangers Forest Street in natural areas, maintenance, street sum removal, and the Greens sum program.
3:43:01
Have you had any conversations with the administration regarding the restoration of those funds?
Sue Donoghue
3:43:07
Thank you, council member.
3:43:09
Williams for the question.
3:43:10
And absolutely, as I said earlier, these conversations are ongoing.
3:43:14
We so appreciate the council support with these one shot funding.
3:43:19
For urban park rangers, for forest restoration, all elements of the parks department that are so important.
3:43:25
And so we are absolutely in ongoing conversations with the administration regarding this funding.