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Operations funding: <br />As outtined in section lll.1, the facitity's operating expenses are projected to exceed <br />revenues by approximatety $1 mil.tion during its first year. This [eve[ of subsidy is typicaI for <br />public recreation centers-particutarty those that inctude aquatics-and is consistent with <br />facitities serving ruraI and suburban populations. <br />The primary strategy for ctosing this operationaI gap is the formation of a PubLic Facitities <br />District (PFD), which woutd coltect a dedicated 0.2% sates tax to support ongoing <br />operations. The PFD modet offers a scatabte sotution that atigns with projected regional <br />growth. lt atso has broad support among locaI and county government leaders, who <br />recognize its [ong-term potentiaI to sustainabty fund pubtic facitities. <br />As Upper Kittitas County's poputation and sales activity increase, the operating shortfatt is <br />expected to diminish, with surptus revenue potentiatty used to acceterate bond repayment <br />WhiLe the PFD is the preferred approach, the Project Committee remains open to <br />a lternative solutions to en su re [o ng-term o peratio na I' susta i na bi tity' <br />13