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Trustees direct staff to rework summer camp fees to cover roughly 95% of costs and return in the fall
Summary
After lengthy debate over program subsidies, the board asked staff to rework summer day- and travel-camp fee proposals to target approximately 95% coverage of last year’s costs and to return with options; trustees also discussed reducing the second-child discount and other structural changes.
After an extended discussion Feb. 11, the Rye Brook Board of Trustees instructed staff to rework proposed fee changes for the 2025 summer day and travel camps to target roughly 95% coverage of last year’s costs and to present options at a future meeting.
Why it matters: Trustees debated how much of the camp program’s cost the village should subsidize. Staff and a volunteer subcommittee offered differing proposals: the subcommittee recommended modest percentage increases (about 5% for day camp and 10% for travel) along with a standardized additional-child discount; staff prepared a structured fee approach that would cover a larger share of costs (staff…
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