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City moving forward with plans to open two Manhattan water parks
People playing at City Park Waterpark. (Courtesy City of Manhattan Parks & Rec.)
Following a year where none of Manhattan’s water parks were open due to COVID-19, the city says it is moving ahead with plans to open at least some of its public swimming pools.
City Manager Ron Fehr spoke recently about some of the challenges the city faces as it looks to bring back some semblance of a work staff, after a hiring freeze was implemented last year.
“People really don’t know what’s going to happen, so a lot of our recruitment efforts are slower than normal in trying to replace those positions. Gearing back up and filling critical positions and being able to open facilities and operate those facilities is one of our challenges,” he said.
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The City of Manhattan brought in more revenue in 2020 than officials expected.
Sales tax revenue for 2020 was down by about 2.6 percent from 2019, although officials thought sales-tax revenue would drop by 20 to 30 percent.
Ron Fehr, Manhattan city manager, says this is partially due to a rise in online sales increasing local income from the Compensating Use Tax by 20 to 25 percent.
“That didn’t necessarily help our local businesses,” Fehr said. “Some of them did switch to an online platform. Certainly, as folks were working from home and being home more and more reluctant to get out and engage our retailers, it was very convenient for them to order things online.”