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Civic Center director tells council advertising and concessions are goals; council asks for clearer revenue breakdowns
Summary
West Warwick’s Civic Center director said the facility operates as an enterprise fund that relies on rentals and programs, not tax dollars; councilors and public commenters pressed for clearer reporting on advertising, vending and concession revenue and for steps to capture sponsorship revenue more consistently.
Laura (speaker 7), director of the Civic Center, told the council on March 31 that the Civic Center budget is a guideline driven by rentals and program bookings and that no tax dollars are used to operate the facility.
"Everything that is paid, everybody that is paid there, every soap, paper towel, everything comes from the rentals," Laura said, explaining that advertising and sponsorship are aspirational revenue lines and that the center’s extra revenue is returned to the town’s general fund rather than staying at the facility.
Councilors pressed for clearer figures and a monthly…
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