PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE
Providing a wide variety of recreational, educational and cultural activities and facilities for county residents year-round. The FY 2025 budget includes additional positions within the Parks, Recreation and Culture functional area to include staff for the new Ashburn Recreation and Community Center, support for the Adaptive Recreation and After-School programs and a communications specialist for the Loudoun County Public Library. Ashburn Recreation and Community Center The much-anticipated opening of the Ashburn Recreation and Community Center is scheduled for summer 2025. The two-story facility will feature a 50-meter competition pool, leisure pool, spa, full-size gymnasium, soft sensory play room, fitness areas, a running track, a multipurpose room with a catering and teaching kitchen, classrooms, offices and meeting spaces. Additional features include a multi-use trail around the property, a large courtyard with seating, a splash play area and playground equipment. The FY 2025 budget provides for more than 60 positions to staff the facility.
Adaptive Recreation Assistants and After-School Inclusion Programmer The addition of an inclusion programmer for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services’ after-school programs and a pool of adaptive recreation assistants illustrates the county’s resolve to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in creating a welcoming environment for all. The additional positions will help address a staff shortage and meet the increased number of program participants who are requesting inclusion services. Library Services Communications Specialist With the addition of a position to its communications staff, the Loudoun County Public Library will be able to increase its outreach to the community and promote awareness of the many no-cost resources the library provides that can change lives, such as job searches, career coaching, language learning and more. The new communications specialist will also help address an increased workload resulting from a significant expansion of library locations, programs and resources.
Library Services............................................................................................................................................................................. $26.3M Parks, Recreation and Community Services .......................................................................................................................... $86.2M TOTAL BUDGET
14 / FY 2025 BUDGET STORY, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA
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