= Park and Recreation Department =

Park and Recreation runs the City's parks, pools, golf courses, trails and recreation programmes from offices at 1700 River Drive North.

Directors in the recent record: '''Steve Herrig''' through early 2025, '''Jessica Compton''' as Interim Director through 2025 and into 2026, and '''Toby Hazelbaker''' as Director from spring 2026. Park Manager '''Kevin Vining''' and Forester '''Todd Seymanski''' appear in work session presentations.

= Facilities =

Municipal golf at Anaconda Hills and Eagle Falls, managed under an agreement with CourseCo Inc. doing business as Great Falls Golf LLC — amended and extended at [[CityCommission2025-01-21]]. The [[RiversEdgeTrail]]. Electric City Water Park and the neighborhood pools. The Scheels Aim High Big Sky Center. Gibson Park, Elks Riverside, Wadsworth, Carter, Morony, Charles Russell and the rest of the City parks list.

= Money =

Most park capital work is funded through [[ParkDistrictNumberOne]], the park maintenance district, whose assessment is levied by resolution each August and which draws public comment every year. The department also draws on [[CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant]] money for ADA playground and sidewalk work — Morony Park and the Lewis and Clark Elementary playground among them.

A comprehensive fee study and cost allocation plan for the department was commissioned from Matrix Consulting Group at [[CityCommission2025-10-07]].

The [[ParkAndRecreationBoard]] advises the Commission and the Manager on all of it, and asked in February 2026 for a project review and a clearer account of how park district funds are used.

The new Parks and Recreation Director was introduced to Neighborhood Council 1 at its June 9, 2026 meeting, as reported to the Commission at [[CityCommission2026-06-16]].

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Park and Recreation: https://greatfallsmt.gov/287/Park-and-Recreation
Fee study: https://greatfallsmt.gov/1120/Fee-Study-and-Cost-Allocation-Plan-for-P

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