Cities provide core services like streets, police and fire. They often have a parks and recreation function as well. A goal here is to bring residents together across picnic tables or tennis courts. It’s to maintain a level of physical activity or leisure activities. This is also a spot where the volunteer community can step in with a lending hand. In this city their efforts are accounted for on the department’s budget pie chart.
Although, the number is really only half the total value. For what ever the value of the services provided by the volunteers, these folks also receive the benefit of commarderie and a sense of purpose through their action.
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