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Board signals consensus to revise GEARS facility fee to 2% local / 5% outside; rewritten contract to return for vote
Summary
After a facilities committee discussion, the board indicated unanimous support for drafting a GEARS contract renewal that lowers the in‑district fee to 2 percent and retains a 5 percent charge for users outside the district; the revised contract will appear on the next agenda for formal action.
Elizabethtown Area School District committee members discussed renewal of the GEARS (after‑school/child‑care) contract during the Feb. 11 workshop and reached board consensus to rewrite the contract to charge 2 percent for in‑district participants and 5 percent for users from outside the district.
Why it matters: GEARS is a long‑standing community partner that runs before/after school and summer programs on district property. The fee structure determines how much revenue the district receives for…
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