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Longtime Jazzercise instructors press Carpinteria to restore holiday access to Veterans Hall amid new fee and staffing rules
Summary
Owners and instructors of a long-running Jazzercise program told the council that a recent rent increase and a new $25 staffing fee threaten holiday classes; city staff cited liability concerns and staffing shortages from risk-management guidance but agreed to cover one Saturday as an interim accommodation and to explore volunteer docent or contract-instructor options.
Multiple Jazzercise instructors and long-time participants addressed the council to request an exception to a recent policy change that added a staff fee and removed unsupervised key access to Veterans Hall.
Connie Ferquin, who said she and her sister have operated Jazzercise classes in Carpinteria for decades, described the holiday classes as a community tradition and asked the council to allow a volunteer key-holder program that would include city-approved…
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