School Board Appears Clueless as Conflict Emerges at Swim Club
Flagler Fluid, the private swim-team organization, is suddenly facing scheduling conflict provoked by the school district.
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Flagler Fluid, the private swim-team organization, is suddenly facing scheduling conflict provoked by the school district.
A school board member objects to a shell game that has made the club's balance sheet look much worse than it is.
The board voted for a higher fee increase and also approved a new support staff salary structure that raises the minimum to $15 an hour.
Palm Coast has outgrown its two existing pools, members of local swim teams told the City Council at a meeting April 5.
The Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is again facing deficits. (© FlaglerLive) The Flagler County School Board is inviting the county commission and Palm Coast government to a joint meeting to find ways to keep the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club open. The school board has owned the club since 1996. School board members don’t want to close the facility. But for the second time in six years, the club is in deficit and the district is using dollars designed to run its K-12 operations to keep it afloat, though the club is used primarily by adults. That’s not a tenable situation.