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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Except that's not an accurate reflection. The team members pay fees and raise money to fund the team, and would be open to a fee increase. It's entirely possible the a big part of the issue here is that DPR isn't doing their jobs and is under utilizing the facility. The fee recovery issue could very well be largely on the rec side of the county is offering fewer classes than it used to. Absolutely no information has been provided.

The county board member shared last night that the swim program also does not recover its fees.[/quote]

It’s harder to fund the competitive side and in most private programs rec is what really drives profits. So could definitely be a factor. At some point there are just diminishing margins on the competitive side due to coaching costs.

I’d love to see the numbers from before the expansion and when gymnastics was directed by internal staff as well.

As I said the tuition numbers are definitely in line with what I’m used to seeing but if anyone has info on what else team is currently paying on top of that, that could be helpful in analyzing. Most teams have a 1-2K assessment per team member per season.

The “other operational needs” is also relevant. They may be looking at another opportunity cost of the space. The adult ball hockey league was probably profitable, if I had to guess. [/quote]

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