SouthEast Messenger 26 April 2008
Letters to the editor
Questions rec center rates
My zip code is 43125. I have lived in the Groveport area, although not in town, for 30 happy years with my husband and daughter.
We own our home and our house taxes have contributed to the school district all these years. We have supported our schools and voted for better schools. Our daughter went to Groveport schools from K-12 grades and furthered her education to become a great teacher. We attended football games to watch our daughter march in the band and watch our friends' play football. We didn't miss a school concert, band competition, or any drama functions.
Can someone please tell me why I feel like an outsider in my own community? The events and memberships for the Groveport Recreation Center are higher for some residents in the Groveport area. Even small functions are $1 to $3 more for each person. Some communities offer free pool times for their seniors. What do you offer? A free walk one morning a week at specific times only.
Come on Groveport. Be the small town we have supported and loved for many years.
Sue Smith
Groveport (Madison Township)
Rec Center response
Groveport village residents and corporate residents (those working inside the village corporation limits and paying income tax to the village) are afforded resident rates for memberships, day passes, and programs because they pay taxes to the village of Groveport. Non-resident fees (charged to those living outside the village corporation limits) are established to ensure that non-residents are also contributing to the overall financing of athe Groveport Parks and Recreation Department. Please keep in mind that although your mailing address may be ''Groveport,'' this does not always mean that you reside in the village of Groveport.
The village of Groveport subsidizes the operation of the Groveport Recreation Center, Groveport Aquatic Center, and the Parks and Recreation Department. The subsidy is from the general fund, which is primarily made up of resident and corporate resident tax dollars. Based on our research, the Groveport Recreation Center is one of the most affordable public recreation centers (for both residents and non-residents) in Ohio.
In regards to senior (age 55 and over) memberships, Groveport residents (also corporate residents) are charged $97/year (equates to approximately 27 cents a day) and non-residents are charged $167 (equates to approximately 46 cents a day). Furthermore, the village of Groveport provides a new, stae of the art senior center at no cost to seniors.
Kyle Lund, director
Groveport Parks and Recreation
Letters to the editor
Questions rec center rates
My zip code is 43125. I have lived in the Groveport area, although not in town, for 30 happy years with my husband and daughter.
We own our home and our house taxes have contributed to the school district all these years. We have supported our schools and voted for better schools. Our daughter went to Groveport schools from K-12 grades and furthered her education to become a great teacher. We attended football games to watch our daughter march in the band and watch our friends' play football. We didn't miss a school concert, band competition, or any drama functions.
Can someone please tell me why I feel like an outsider in my own community? The events and memberships for the Groveport Recreation Center are higher for some residents in the Groveport area. Even small functions are $1 to $3 more for each person. Some communities offer free pool times for their seniors. What do you offer? A free walk one morning a week at specific times only.
Come on Groveport. Be the small town we have supported and loved for many years.
Sue Smith
Groveport (Madison Township)
Rec Center response
Groveport village residents and corporate residents (those working inside the village corporation limits and paying income tax to the village) are afforded resident rates for memberships, day passes, and programs because they pay taxes to the village of Groveport. Non-resident fees (charged to those living outside the village corporation limits) are established to ensure that non-residents are also contributing to the overall financing of athe Groveport Parks and Recreation Department. Please keep in mind that although your mailing address may be ''Groveport,'' this does not always mean that you reside in the village of Groveport.
The village of Groveport subsidizes the operation of the Groveport Recreation Center, Groveport Aquatic Center, and the Parks and Recreation Department. The subsidy is from the general fund, which is primarily made up of resident and corporate resident tax dollars. Based on our research, the Groveport Recreation Center is one of the most affordable public recreation centers (for both residents and non-residents) in Ohio.
In regards to senior (age 55 and over) memberships, Groveport residents (also corporate residents) are charged $97/year (equates to approximately 27 cents a day) and non-residents are charged $167 (equates to approximately 46 cents a day). Furthermore, the village of Groveport provides a new, stae of the art senior center at no cost to seniors.
Kyle Lund, director
Groveport Parks and Recreation
