NEW PORT RICHEY – Pasco County Manager Mike Carballa paid tribute to National Parks and Recreation Month during the 52nd episode of “Pasco Podcast.”
Carballa interviewed Parks Manager Rob Mahler and Assistant Recreation Manager Deanna Baltimore during the episode.
“From maintaining our beautiful park spaces to hosting programs that bring neighbors together, our parks and recreation team works tirelessly, often behind the scenes, to make Pasco County the perfect place to live, work and of course,” Carballa said during the episode.
Baltimore said residents would be surprised to learn that the parks and recreation department serves more than 1,000 children through its summer day camp. Mahler mentioned another staggering stat: the department maintains 129 athletic fields, which are in high demand.
They briefly touched on the parks and recreation department growth.
“The parks are changing so drastically,” Mahler said. “The amount of parks that are coming online – we were talking about this morning in our meeting – I think there’s five of them on the horizon.
“A rec complex that’s going to be in Dade City and the partnerships that we’re doing to try to get those things there to where it’s going to be multi-use and and service individuals that are part of the city and not just just the county. I think that stuff is awesome, from trying to provide opportunities for people all across the county, whereas the west had been built up before and now the east side’s getting their turn.”
Listen to the rest of the podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@PascoCountyGovernment to hear more about the parks and recreation’s community-centered approach to programming.
