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Senior meals program running a deficit; board asks staff for cost-recovery options
Summary
Recreation and senior-services costs for the town's lunch program exceed program revenues, leaving the town subsidizing meals; the board asked staff to examine program operations, compare outside providers, and report options to reduce net losses.
Staff reported that the town's senior meals and Meals-on-Wheels programs are operating with a material gap between food and staffing costs and program revenues. The meeting record states the town collected roughly $16,222 in meal fees (three-month snapshot cited) while food purchases and program staffing pushed total expenses above $33,000, leaving the program…
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