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Murrieta expands youth center hours, pilots charter‑school rentals after busy summer
Summary
City staff reported a busy summer at the youth center — 580 summer-camp registrations and new before‑school pilot attendance — and described a plan to offer charter schools a reservation pathway while aligning rental fees with existing community‑center rates.
Murrieta's Parks and Recreation staff told commissioners on Sept. 4 that the youth center's recent changes — longer summer hours, a before‑school pilot and new outreach — have boosted use and created opportunities to host charter‑school programs.
Recreation supervisor Victor Patino said the department revamped summer camps this year and recorded 580 registrants across seven weeks that ran 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the base weekly fee listed in the presentation was $160 with an optional $20 weekly extended‑hours add‑on. "We were at the brim," Patino said of summer camps, noting sessions were at or near capacity.
For the 2025–26 school year, Patino and staff described a…
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