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Parks director: youth tournaments costlier than they appear; cashless option coming but cash will remain available
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director Jim reported that two volleyball tournaments and a basketball season produced revenues but, after accounting for staffing and indirect costs, yielded a net loss; the department plans to roll out a cashless point‑of‑sale option for youth sports while still accepting cash, and aims to have pools operational by May 1.
Jonesboro’s Parks & Recreation director told the City Council that while some recent tournaments generated significant gross receipts, once staffing and indirect costs are accounted for the events produced little or negative net revenue.
Jim (first name used in the record) said the January icebreaker tournament produced $42,207 in revenue with direct expenses of about $32,000 and additional staff‑time costs that reduced profit to roughly $995. A later event generated $27,920 in…
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