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Board approves new MCPS facility rental rates, seeks to move toward break-even
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a five-year schedule of increased rental rates for elementary and high school facilities after staff said current fees do not fully cover custodial, utilities and maintenance costs.
Missoula County Public Schools trustees voted unanimously to adopt new facility rental rates for the 2025'26 school year as presented by district staff, aiming to reduce a longstanding shortfall between rental revenue and the costs of custodial staffing, utilities and equipment depreciation.
Burley McWilliams, who presented the proposed fee schedule, said the district currently recovers only about $160,000 of an estimated $204,000 in elementary rental costs and that utilities and staffing costs have risen. "We are not breaking even," McWilliams said.…
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