Memorial Hall trustees warn of possible summer closure as facility faces funding shortfall

Trustees for Memorial Hall told the Atchison County Board of Commissioners on April 8 they expect the facility’s operating funds may be exhausted this summer unless the county or partner organizations provide additional support.

Travis Grossman, a Memorial Hall trustee, and Nick Grama, Parks and Recreation superintendent, presented an accounting of Memorial Hall revenue and expenses and said the trustees project roughly $61,000 in income for the current fiscal period against roughly $65,000–$68,000 in projected expenses. The trustees reported about $9,800 in cash on hand. Grossman said the recreation commission had agreed to take on roughly $12,000 in cleaning-fee revenue previously collected by the trustees and would continue a longstanding…