Frisco's parks department will walk its advisory board through the 2027 budget on Thursday, and the biggest percentage jump in the plan goes to the city's history museum.
The Parks and Recreation Board meets at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 in Unity Room 400 on the fourth floor of the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. An overview of the fiscal 2027 budget is on the agenda, along with an update on Frisco Commons Park and the board's annual report.
The numbers
A one-page summary posted with the agenda puts the department's adopted budget at $31.3 million, up 2.7%, or $833,086, from the revised 2026 figure. The summary says the department oversees $130.7 million in active capital projects and plans about 150 cultural programs and events a year, and that it maintains more than 1,300 acres of parkland and recreation sites.
Spending by division moves in both directions:
- Heritage Museum: $1.83 million, up 48.9% from $1.23 million
- Special events: $1.46 million, up 27.8%
- Planning and capital projects: $890,615, up 11.4%
- Athletics: $728,713, up 7.4%
- Frisco Athletic Center: $6.73 million, up 5.9%
- Administration: $2.47 million, up 4.2%
- Natural resources: $4.94 million, up 2.6%
- The Grove at Frisco Commons: $1.08 million, down 6.1%
- Parks operations: $11.17 million, down 6.4%
Parks operations is still the largest single line, at more than a third of the total. Two years ago, in fiscal 2024, the department spent just under $24 million.
The summary describes the year's priorities as keeping existing parks and facilities in shape, expanding programs, events and active adult services, and adding resources for natural resources work and park activations. It does not explain the museum increase or the cut to parks operations, and the agenda lists only an overview presentation.
