The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is contending with a near $3.2 million revenue gap between its proposed budget and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s, which the board said could lead to layoffs and reduced services.
Frey and MPRB superintendent Al Bangoura presented contrasting budget proposals in August. The Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation will attempt to decide the city’s maximum residential tax levy for next year on Wednesday, including how much will be allocated to MPRB.
budget would increase the revenue that MPRB receives from residential property taxes by 2.5%, while the MPRB has requested a 5.86% increase. His proposal would result in 26 full-time park board employee layoffs and reduced service levels, according to the MPRB’s analysis…