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Lake City community center operating in deficit; staff propose new management, programming and partnerships
Summary
Annie Nelson, who oversees Lake City's community center, said the facility has reservations and deposits but is operating at a loss; staff plan to shift daily management to recreation personnel and pursue programming and partnerships to raise revenue.
Annie Nelson, who oversees the city community center, told a Lake City budget workshop the facility has generated deposits and reservations but operating expenses currently exceed revenues and that staff plan to hand day‑to‑day management to recreation staff next fiscal year.
Nelson said the center brought in about $15,000 in deposits from September through the most recent reporting period; those receipts primarily represent 50% deposits required to hold a room. She described a standard deposit/refund contract: customers pay a 50% deposit to reserve a date, the remaining balance is due 30 days before an event, and the contract states that refunds given less than 30 days before an event are forfeited.
Brandon Carter said the city is "in a red" overall on the…
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