Editor's note.

In the April edition of Parks & Recreation magazine, NRPA published an article based on a wire news report about the transference of a local park and recreation authority's finance department to the county. As part of this transference, we reported that the county was reviewing the accounting practices used by the park and recreation authority's executive director.

The intent of this story was to cite an example of the increasing scrutiny park and recreation departments are experiencing in the face of an increasingly challenging financial environment. We hoped that members would benefit from being aware of this trend.

Though the article was factually accurate, it failed to explicitly provide this context and as such, was viewed by some of our readers as an attack on the park and recreation authority's executive director, who happens to be one of our most respected members.

This certainly was not our intent, and we regret any misunderstanding or consternation the article may have caused. We have fortified our review process and have become more sensitive to these issues so that an article of this type will not be printed again.