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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The article above would seem to support the idea the team has covered their operating costs in the past but have never covered the costs of operating the facility, which are significant.

“County staff told the Board that team fees aren’t sufficient to pay for county costs after all facility costs are factored in.”

This is all a larger issue and the Board should ask some committee to go off and study it and come back with recommendations and the committee should just be stacked with gymnastics and swim people.

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Honest question does any community center programming cover the cost of the center? I would probably guess not. But interesting question. [/quote]

No I don't think so and I don't think that's the model either.  This is a unique situation though where one program has taken over the majority (but not all) of a large rec center.

Please do not mention the pools again.  Swimming/water-based activities and gymnastics are not the same thing and it's weird how people keep trying to compare them.[/quote] You write this like the gymnastics parents claimed rooms and they're squatting. No one has taken over anything. The county decided to expand the program in 2017 because it was so popular. And to the best of my knowledge, there is still overwhelming demand for the program.[/quote]

Okay sorry for the phrasing.  One program has use of the majority (but not all) of a large rec center.

Someone many pages back said the demand for the competitive team has gone down and I wonder if that's a piece of the puzzle too.  If they're paying high fees and enrollment goes down, that's an impact.  Is there a wait list for the competitive teams?[/quote]

Competitive teams don't have waitlists anyhwere.  You have to reach a skill threshold.  [/quote]

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