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Needham Council on Aging debates fitness room model after six-figure shortfall

Needham Council on Aging · January 16, 2026
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Council members heard that the fitness room has $124,715 in expenditures and $25,160 in combined fitness and personal-training revenue (July—1 through December); members debated preserving a supervised trainer model for safety versus raising fees or fundraising to close a structural gap.

At a Council on Aging meeting, town staff reported that the fitness room had recorded $124,715 in expenditures and $25,160 in combined revenue from the fitness room and personal training for July through December. Staff and board members said membership currently fluctuates between about 80 and 95 paid members, while daily headcounts sometimes exceed 50.

Town staff stressed that the reported revenue figure includes personal-training receipts as well…

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