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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So people don't get confused, it's important to point out those leos mentioned by the previous poster are NOT paid for by the county.  Meet fees, coaching fees and all apparel are paid for by the families with athletes. These aren't coming out of your tax dollars.  [/quote]

As they should be! But people have said upthread the coaches are considered county employees. Are the families covering 100% of coaching costs? Are the families covering any of the cost of maintaining a gymnastics gym? Insurance?

[b]It sounds like from those in the know that maintenance of these facilities is no small thing. The county can’t be renting out to everyone if they don’t have the staff to ensure the facilities and equipment are kept in 100% safe condition 100% of the time. [/b]There really is no comparison to any other type of facility. [/quote]
The county doesn't provide parents with a breakdown of how our fees are used.  How would we know?  We pay fees to the county and fees to the parent association.   Presumably APR applies the same methodology to set gymnastics fees as it does for other youth sports.

Just like Dynamic and YMCA, staff (not necessarily coaches) are present during rentals to make sure guests act appropriately.  That's not an obstacle.[/quote]

What are the fees? As I mentioned upthread, I know AAC is about half to a third of the cost (or even less) to comparable competitive swimming clubs. All of which charge separately for meets and gear beyond basic fees. [/quote]

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