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Wallingford‑Swarthmore SD trustees consider doubling some facility rental rates to close budget gap
Summary
Administrators proposed substantial increases to rental and custodial rates — citing a $157,000 annual field maintenance cost and a custodial break‑even rate of $55/hour — and asked the board whether to phase in changes or apply them immediately; nonprofit users warned of steep cost increases for summer programs.
Administrators for the Wallingford‑Swarthmore School District told the facilities committee on March 17 that the district has been subsidizing community use of school facilities for years and needs to raise rental rates to cover custodial overtime, benefits and field maintenance. Dr. Johnson said the district maintains roughly $157,000 in annual costs to keep grass fields playable and currently recovers only about $11,000–$13,000 a year in field rental revenue.
The presentation applied proposed rates to actual invoices and showed many fees roughly doubling under the plan. For example, the district’s custodial break‑even figure was presented as $55 per hour once retirement and benefits are…
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