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By Cameron Rogers Recreational areas like Baker Park delight tourists and residents of Frederick alike, but their operation and maintenance is not without issues. Over the period of time between 2013 and 2015, the city’s anticipated revenue for recreational centers gradually declined from $733,098 to $636,020. However, the expenses accumulated by the department increased at the same time, going from $1.2 million to $1.3 million. Bob Smith, the president of Frederick city’s Parks and Recreation, said that the budget for his department is organized based on considerations like park usage, age of equipment in recreational areas, and the condition of parks. On the declining revenue, he said, “We are careful to keep expenses within the parameters of the approved budget.” According to Alderwoman Donna Kuzemchak, an overall reduction in the budgets of various departments is part of an overall by the city government of Frederick. “We are trying to lower the costs in all the budgets,” she said. She said that the alternative to lowering budgets would...