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Hopewell staff propose sliding-scale memberships for city community center, flag need for verification staff
Summary
Hopewell staff presented a sliding-scale membership proposal for the Hopewell Community Center that could expand access but would require a dedicated staff position to verify incomes and handle sensitive documents; council asked for a financial analysis and recommended studying an enterprise-fund model.
Miss Martinez, the community center presenter, told the council the center’s current resident monthly membership is $10 and the nonresident rate is $25, with youth membership free and discounted rates for seniors and active-duty military. She said the center currently brings in roughly $28,208 from standard memberships plus about $7,822 from SilverSneakers/RENEW through June 5, for a combined membership revenue near $37,000.
The presentation proposed several fee scenarios, including a modest increase (resident monthly $10 to $13) that Martinez said could yield roughly $40,000, and a third…
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