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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county should at least calculate the cost of the program (including things like utilities and maintenance for the facility, but not building it as that is more akin to turf fields at this point) and ask the families if they can lay the higher fees. The slash and burn budgeting is going to bite them, and they better not tear down or otherwise use a facility purpose-built for gymnastics for storage or just close it. That would be a waste of already-spent money![/quote]
The county also needs to hold itself accountable for fully staffing and utilizing the space if the expectation is to recover fees.  Private gyms do things like host birthday parties for a fee to bring in revenues.  If the county doesn't have qualified coaches for more classes, they need to do things to fill the facility that don't require highly qualified coaches (e.g., 4 yo birthday parties that can be led by someone who is good with kids, but not a gymnastics coach).[/quote]

The County is supposed to turn into a birthday party provider to subsidize kids doing gymnastics?  Whut.[/quote]

The county already allows private rentals of fields, pavilions, and rec center rooms for parties. My kid’s travel team pays fees to use the Barcroft indoor baseball facilities. DPR offers party rental packages that include bounce houses and skate nights. You can book parts of the aquatics center for private events. So it’s not like the county hasn’t already gotten into the birthday party business to subsidize activities.[/quote]

And County staff run the parties at these places?  That is what people are suggesting here.[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]

I have been to some of these parties at above places mentioned and I don't think saying they "run the party" is accurate.  They provide access to space or a room.  Skate nights are happening anyway, for example.  The bounce house is just there and you rented accesss for an hour and a room.  At a pool, you're part of free swim and then you get a room after.   There is not someone guiding children through activities like you would need at a gymnastics party or you get at one of the private places.  Or we're just letting them loose on the equipment and that is the party?[/quote]

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