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Recreation Center utilities at 87.1% of annual budget, parks director warns
Summary
Airway Heights Parks & Recreation Director J.C. Kennedy told the Park Advisory Board that the Recreation Center’s utilities line is at 87.1% of its budget for the year, prompting staff and board attention to operating costs.
J.C. Kennedy, Airway Heights Parks & Recreation director, brought the April 2024 revenue report to the Park Advisory Board on May 8 and warned that the Recreation Center’s utilities expenditures had reached 87.1% of the annual budgeted amount to date.
Kennedy presented the revenue report and flagged the utilities line as a concern; the minutes do not record any board motion to reallocate funds or to authorize emergency transfers. Board members did not record a decision in the minutes at the May meeting; the minutes show only that the board noted the concern and continued with other agenda items.
The minutes do not provide a breakdown of which utilities (electricity, water, gas) or specific drivers (rate increases, unexpected usage, equipment failure) caused the higher-than-expected spend. Kennedy did not record an immediate recommendation or proposed mitigation steps in the minutes; follow-up actions (such as budget amendments, usage audits, or rate negotiations) were not specified in the meeting record. The board will consider regular budget monitoring and any necessary financial actions at future meetings if staff bring forward proposals.
