Pewaukee staff to draft recreation scholarship policy after trustees flag process issues
The commission asked staff to draft formal scholarship guidelines after hearing that current awards (up to $50 per program) are handled informally; commissioners discussed residency, free/reduced-lunch proof, senior and special-needs carve-outs, and administrative safeguards to avoid public embarrassment.
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Speaker 4 (role not specified) told the commission the parks department currently provides scholarships on an honor system — typically up to $50 for one program per season, residents only — and that a small uptick in requests this summer prompted a proposal to formalize criteria and documentation requirements. "What we've been doing previously is when a scholarship is requested, we will offer up to $50 for 1 program per season, per participant," Speaker 4 said.
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