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Stafford MSD debates new facility rental rates for legacy youth groups; superintendent recommends covering custodial costs for 2025–26
Summary
Trustees heard a committee proposal to revise facility rental fees, including a graduated transition for legacy youth groups and a 75% discount cap. Community speakers urged stakeholder input; Superintendent Dr. Bostic recommended the district cover custodial costs for 2025–26 while further work continues and the board agreed to revisit the schedule in June.
At a special meeting on Jan. 21, 2026, the Stafford Municipal School District Board of Trustees discussed a proposed overhaul of facility rental fees that would change hourly charges for stadiums, gyms and fields and introduce a graduated transition for longstanding youth organizations.
Mr. Jerkins, presenting the committee’s draft fee schedule, said the committee compared Stafford MSD with five other districts and identified 12 items for revision. The proposal would raise the high school stadium fee to $350 an hour, add the Spartan Gym at $200 an hour, set the auxiliary gym at $60 an hour and the red gym at $50 an hour, and set the Scanlon practice field at $20 an hour. The committee recommended small increases for some gym rates (for example, from $120 to $125 an hour for the middle‑school gym) and reductions for others (ECC gym from $150 to $100). The committee also proposed adjusting custodial…
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