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Hendry County discusses East Recreation MSBU alternatives; commissioners debate Montura exception and YMCA subsidy
Summary
County staff presented four rate alternatives for the East Recreation MSBU and discussed use of a US Sugar donation to subsidize YMCA summer-camp fees; commissioners debated whether to keep Montura’s lower rate or raise it modestly and proposed not-to-exceed figures for the budget process.
County staff and commissioners debated alternatives for the East Recreation MSBU at a Hendry County budget workshop on June 10, reviewing four possible rate structures and clarifying how a longstanding US Sugar donation is applied to summer-camp subsidies.
County Administrator Jennifer Davis and recreation staff outlined four alternatives ranging from a geographically tiered per-unit approach to a single uniform rate. Davis explained the base calculation and said, “This is the only MSBU that we were recommending an increase.” She identified a $150,000 interlocal payment to the City of Clewiston and noted the MSBU includes about 5,043 units.
Why it matters: The chosen structure will determine how…
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