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Low signups force county to weigh options for summer day camp; staff recommends opening multi‑week registration to existing registrants
Summary
With registrations well below expectations, parks staff told commissioners the county risks a $16,000+ deficit unless the summer day‑camp model changes; staff proposed three options and recommended allowing current registrants to sign up for more weeks immediately while reopening registration publicly.
Madison County parks staff warned the board Monday that summer day‑camp registrations are far below projections and asked for direction to avoid a large program deficit.
Parks staff reported only 40 registered children and three counselors in training across the six weeks at the county’s current two‑week cap per child. Based on the enrollment mix, staff estimated the program would lose roughly $16,000 if the current registration pace continued. To avoid cancellation or a large shortfall, staff presented three options: (1) reopen registration immediately and allow currently registered families to reserve additional weeks (staff recommendation); (2) keep the two‑week…
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