Several Parks Tacoma employees were laid off last week as the department faces an $8 million budget shortfall.

Of Parks Tacoma’s 464 employees, 14 workers were laid off on Sept. 29, with 10 employees accepting a voluntary separation program, and 25 vacant positions were closed, Parks Tacoma announced .

“As with most public agencies, the biggest line item in the Parks Tacoma budget relates to staffing because we are focused on service. Those costs typically compound over the years, so difficult decisions about reducing staff had to be part of the solution to put us on a sustainable path,” the agency stated.

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