RECREATION & PARKS
Commissioners of
St. Mary’s County
County Administrator
R&P Director
Administration
Division
Recreation
Division
Parks
Division
Wicomico Golf
Division
Museum
Division
FT Employees - 3 FT Employees -10
PT Employees - 400 Av.
FT Employees - 16
PT Employees – 6.69
FT Employees - 6
PT Employees – 11.33
FT Employees - 5
PT Employees –2.36
Recreation & Parks Board
Wicomico Shores Golf Advisory Board
Museum Board of Trustees
Recreation Division
Four Program Sections
�Special Facilities & Programs - Gymnastics Center, Great Mills Swimming Pool,
Summerstock Musical
� Youth Programs - Before and After School
Centers; summer day camps; programs at
Hollywood, Margaret Brent & Carver
Recreation Centers
� Sports - 20 Independent and 13 Department
sponsored leagues; summer sports camps;
manages Leonard Hall, Margaret Brent and
Carver Recreation Centers.
� Leisure Classes & Inclusion Services
Classes, programs and special events;
programs/camps/adapted aquatics for persons
with disabilities
USAG sanctioned facility and program. The 12,000 square foot
center is fully equipped and staffed.
Gymnastics Center
Recreational – Over 500 gymnasts per session, from age 1 year and up.
Competitive Team – Approximately 40 gymnasts per session, ranging from
pre-team to level 9.
The Great Mills Swimming Pool offers open public swim time, swim lessons, aqua aerobics, therapeutic recreation classes, senior programming, school
swim team use and party rentals.
� 25 yards X 25 meters
� Bath house with showers & lockers
� Six swim lanes
� Zero depth entry for accessibility
� Covered with air inflated dome for
year-round use
Before and After School Age Centers
and Summer Camp Programs
� Nine locations throughout
County
� Reasonable rates
� Qualified staff
� K-5th Grade
� Teens afterschool program
� Out of School Camp
� Parents Night Out
� Family Special Events
� Tiny Tots Drop-In
B&A averages 300 each school year;
Summer camps welcomes over 450
Sports Programs
� Baseball/Softball
� Basketball
� Lacrosse
� Soccer
� Roller hockey
� Tennis
� Field hockey
� Track & Field
� Cheerleading
� Co-Ed Soccer
� Drop-In Bball
� Volleyball
� Kickball
� Pickleball
SPECIAL EVENTS
Scott Verbic Memorial
Golf TournamentTURTLE RACES
Summerstock Musical
Easter Festival
Parks Division
The Parks Division manages
and maintains 20 parks, 15
public landings, encompassing
approximately 1,200 acres.
Chaptico Wharf Landing
Myrtle Point Park
John V. Baggett Park
Functions
� Park maintenance - athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis and basketball
courts, restroom buildings, trails, picnic pavilions, boat ramps and piers
and trash removal
� Grass cutting at parks, facilities and public buildings
� Facility construction - playgrounds, pavilions, signage
� Coordinate park usage and operations countywide; manage Nicolet
Park skatepark and sprayground; Chancellor’s Run Regional Park and
Activity Center; and Lancaster Park dog park
Parks Division
The Skatepark is considered
one large “street course” with a
spine, 9 ft. deep side, 6 ft.
shallow side, bank walls
pyramid, a double set of stairs
with a ledge and rail. Back
bowl with various depths of
7ft., 6ft. and 4ft.
at Nicolet Park
Facility Enhancements
• Clubhouse renovation and
expansion – opened fall 2008
• Golf fleet refurbished – April 2015
Wicomico Golf Course
Rounds of Golf
FY2010 – 32,985 FY2011 – 33,983
FY2012 – 35,093 FY2013 – 30,032
FY2014 – 28,363 FY2015 – 27,596
Museum Division
The Museum Division has been awarded the highest honor a museum can
receive - Accreditation by the American Association of Museums.
� St. Clement’s Island
Museum
� Piney Point Lighthouse
Museum & Park
� U-1105 Black Panther
Historic Shipwreck
Preserve
� Drayden African American
Schoolhouse
� Little Red Schoolhouse
Museum Focus
Museum Division
� Historic sites management
� Marketing, promotion, and special
events
� Education and collections
� Facilities restoration and
maintenance
New Projects
� Continue Piney Point Lighthouse
Museum renovation/expansion
� Expand school tours/public school
partnership
� Explore new historical/cultural
events
� Future St. Clement’s Island
Museum expansion
FY2016 Budget Highlights
General Fund - $3,886,804
� Parks - $2,022,877
� Recreation & Admin - $1,182,924
� Museums - $581,003
� Grants - $100,000
Enterprise Funds - $4,899,011
� Wicomico Golf - $1,344,131
� Recreation - $3,554,880
Total Operating Budget - $8,785,815
Approximately 44% of operating budget comes from tax support; 56% from fees and charges.
� Lancaster Park Improvements
� Recreation Facility and Park Improvements
� Piney Point Lighthouse Museum
� Elms Beach Park
� Parkland Acquisition
� Park Planning Grant (LPPRP)
FY16 Current Capital Projects
Capital Budget – 5 Year Average - $2.9 million
Average State Funding – 29%; County – 42%; Federal 29%;
2012 Land Preservation,
Parks & Recreation Plan
� Required by State every five years in order to
utilize POS funds and other State programs
� Three components: Recreation and Parks;
Agricultural Preservation; and Natural Resource
Protection
� Includes summary of current conditions; needs
analysis; and recommendations for acquisition,
facilities and rehabilitation projectsSee County website for
entire plan document at
http://www.co.saint-
marys.md.us/formsanddocu
ments.asp
2012 Land Preservation,
Parks & Recreation Plan
LPPRP Recommendations 2012 – 2016
� Patuxent River Public Landing
� Continue Three Notch Trail Development
� Leonardtown Park
� Lancaster Park Improvements
� Chaptico Park Phased Development
� Elms Beach Park Improvements
� Recreation Facility Improvements
� Tennis Court Rehabilitation
� Piney Point Lighthouse & Museum
Maryland Program Open Space
� Funded via State Transfer Tax – ½ of 1%
� Result - as land is developed, open space is preserved
� Approximately 50% for State use; 50% for Counties
� 50% can be used for parkland acquisition
� Other 50% can be used for acquisition or park development
� SMC historically has used discretionary portion of funds for
park/facility development (can use more than 50% if State open space
goal is met)
� State has partnered with County on acquisition projects – use
Stateside POS funds to match County POS funds (Myrtle Point;
Shannon Farm)