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Ashe County board debates community-use fee structure, seeks balance between access and costs
Summary
School board members and staff discussed proposed updates to the community use of facilities policy (5030), focusing on custodial and supervisory fees, nonprofit status definitions and internal coordination before a final vote next month.
The Ashe County Schools Board of Education on an unspecified May meeting reviewed proposed updates to the community use of facilities policy (5030), with board members urging the district to preserve community access while staff emphasized the need to recover custodial and supervisory costs.
Board members said the district depends on school space for many community events and asked that fee and nonprofit rules not block typical local users. Staff explained the updated policy would create an electronic application, route requests to facilities and nutrition staff, and allow the system to charge…
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