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District proposes higher facility rental fees and new custodial charges to stop subsidizing after‑hours use

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Facilities manager Devon Anne Reyes presented a proposal to raise rental rates, add equipment fees and charge additional custodial time for after‑hours events. The board discussed custodial overtime, classifications for local/nonlocal users and asked administration to return with final rates for approval.

Devon Anne Reyes, ISD 194’s Facility Systems and Use manager, told the board on June 24 that the district’s facility use program had been operating at a loss and proposed rate changes and policy clarifications intended to stop subsidizing after‑hours community use.

Reyes said district use made up roughly 82% of after‑hours activity and that Class 1 users (local boosters, PTOs and youth nonprofit groups) account for about 88% of non‑district requests. She described three user classifications—with class 1 for local nonprofit and school‑related groups, class 2 for nonlocal or larger nonprofit events and class 3 for for‑profit users—and said the changes would keep local groups’ priority while recovering…

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