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Board authorizes superintendent to review facility rental fees after multi‑year subsidy to youth sports groups
Summary
Trustees authorized the superintendent and his designee to review and renegotiate facility rental fees for longstanding youth organizations (SYBA, Stafford Cobras, Carl Lewis Stars), citing rising custodial and facility costs. The board directed staff to work with legal counsel and return recommendations.
At the Oct. 13 Stafford Municipal School Board meeting trustees reviewed proposed changes to rental charges for three longtime youth organizations that use district facilities: SYBA (youth baseball/softball), Stafford Cobras (youth football) and the Carl Lewis Stars (track). Administration presented an analysis showing Stafford’s current third‑party rates are below peer districts and that district custodial and facilities costs — particularly overtime custodial coverage for weekend use — were generating a growing subsidy.
Administrators proposed a two‑stage…
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