Municipal Park Funding Analysis

The goal for the project is to determine how Hillside Park's funding compares to other parks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that are of similar size and offer similar facilities and amenities. The project team will identify 8-10 other municipal parks within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that are similar in size and offer similar facilities and amenities as Hillside Park and to collect information about how each such park is funded. A matrix should be created to capture key details about each of the identified parks, to compare and contrast them to Hillside Park and to ensure that parks included in the analysis are as similar to Hillside Park as possible. For each such park, gather information about the park's operating budget and how the park is funded, including sources of revenue such as municipal contributions. Analyze funding information to identify the spending per acre, per capita, as a percentage of the municipal budget, and in any other ways that are pertinent to the analysis. Prepare a report comparing and contrasting the funding of these parks to Hillside Park.