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Delco Manor bookings rise; director seeks fee changes and new software to manage growth
Summary
Delco Manor director reported increased bookings and revenue, said new marketing partnerships and software have boosted reservations, and proposed fee-structure changes and revenue strategies, while council asked for a paid-vs-gratis bookings report for the FY26 budget workshop.
Delco Manor reported sharper booking activity and rising revenue during a Town of Blythewood FY25 budget workshop, and the Manor director asked council to consider fee-structure changes to protect high-value dates and capture more revenue.
Fred Laymon, director of Delco Manor, told council that Manor bookings increased sharply after the venue switched marketing providers and implemented Active (events management) software. Laymon said the Manor had 66 bookings in the Oct. 1–Sept. 30 fiscal year period he reviewed and that bookings and revenue through the mid‑February reporting window suggested about $250,000 in revenue by Sept. 30 if current trends continued. “We had 66…
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