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Antigo board reasserts control of McKenna Aquatic Center, limits operations to Fund 80
Summary
After hearing that the pool has been partly funded from the district general fund in possible conflict with DPI rules, the Unified School District of Antigo board voted to take back oversight of the Clara McKenna Aquatic Center, require that only Fund 80 pay for operations and maintenance, and direct administration and legal counsel to develop a compliant plan.
The Unified School District of Antigo Board of Education voted in a special meeting to reassert direct control of the Clara McKenna Aquatic Center and to require that only Fund 80 be used to pay for the facility's operations and maintenance going forward.
The action came after Director of Business Services Kelly Fassbender told the board the aquatic center was operating at a material deficit and that multiple categories of costs historically charged to the district general fund (Fund 10) ought to be allocated to Fund 80, a community-service fund. "The aquatic center is operating at a deficit," Fassbender said, and she told the board the true shortfall is at least $90,949 once certain grant and cost allocations are corrected.
Director of Building and Grounds Jake Leiderman described deferred maintenance he estimates at about $125,000, including safety-related work such as the slide restoration and a malfunctioning front door operator. Leiderman said a…
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