Kitsap County hires new parks and recreation director. | Stock Photo
Kitsap County hires new parks and recreation director. | Stock Photo
A new parks director will begin in Kitsap County in January.
The Kitsap County Commissioners appointed Alexander Wisniewski during a recent meeting. He will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
"My career has taken me across the country and allowed me to work for national forests and state, county, and city parks," Wisniewski said in a county release about the appointment.
Wisniewski will manage nearly 11,000 acres of parks throughout the county, as well as the Fairgrounds and Events Center.
"My approach to leading a parks and recreation department is rather simple: I am community-centered," Wisniewski said in the release. "I listen to what the community is saying they want and then do my best to align those desires with mission, resources, and funding to make them possible."
Wisniewski said he was a lifelong parks lover. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Port Townsend's Parks, Recreation and Community Services director.
"Today, as a parks professional, I certainly have an obligation and desire to ensure parks and other public areas and programs are safe and up to the best standards possible," Wisniewski said in the news release.
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