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Chamber options abound
THE HAIR APPARENT
Businesses have their pick from groups big and small By Amy Woodward and Chris Rotar Staff writers
Max Powers, 5, focuses on holding on to the ball as he participates in a drill at the July 22 session of the Englewood Youth Sports Association football camp. This marks the first time EYSA will have a team of mini-mites made up of kindergartners through second-graders. Turn to Page 19 for more coverage. Photo by Tom Munds
For many business owners, it is a difficult task to identify which, if any, chamber of commerce is best suited to fulfill their companies’ needs. Options abound, with Colorado being home to more than 130 chambers. Some of those are specifically designed for certain demographics, like the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce. Other chambers — the ones in Castle Rock and Golden, for example — are identified with a distinct geography. At the same time, regional organizations, like the Denver Metro, North Metro, South Metro and West chambers, boast members from wide geographical areas. Even given those options, small businesses often find the best bet is joining an Chamber continues on Page 5
Malley fee schedule approved POSTAL ADDRESS
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City council gets favorable financial news
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Englewood officials announced that, starting at the end of this year, there will be a fee to use the facilities at the Malley Senior Recreation Center. The fee schedule is the first in the history of the center and officials said it was done to increase revenues. File photo
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Senior recreation center to begin fee system late this year By Tom Munds
December marks the start of the Malley Senior Recreation Center’s winter session and, for the first time in center history, individuals using the facilities will be required to pay a fee. Joyce Musgrove, center program supervisor, explained the fee schedule to the city council at the July 21 study session. “The Malley Center was asked to increase revenues by $15,000 during last year’s budget process,” she said. “The staff discussed a lot of different ideas but it became evident the way to raise revenues was to institute a fee system.” The proposed daily fee will be $2 for residents and $4 for non-residents. An option to cover all daily fees is purchase of an annual pass. Annual pass fees are $39 for residents and $43 for nonresidents. Musgrove said the proposed fees are
expected to raise an additional $39,000 a year. She said the staff did a survey and found Malley was the only senior center in the metro area where facility use was free. The Malley center is located at 3380 S. Lincoln St. The facility includes a fitness center, gymnasium and computer lab. The center also offers a long list of classes ranging from fitness programs to oil painting. Anyone 55 or older can become a member of Malley. Members of the parks and recreation department and representatives of Malley took part in the July 21 discussion with the city council. Jerrell Black, parks and recreation director, said the fee proposal was approved by the Malley Center Trust Fund Board and the Malley Advisory Committee. “We talked to a lot of the people who use Malley,” said Bobbi Oxford, who serves on both Malley committees. “Most people said they were surprised fees hadn’t been put in place sooner. Not many objected to the fee system.”
June report underscores continued increase in revenue collections By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Englewood continues to benefit from increased revenue collections, city finance director Frank Gryglewicz told the city council at the July 21 study session. “We have seen revenue collection increases for 22 of the last 24 months,” he said. “In light of the trend, we have upped the revenue forecast for this year.” Gryglewicz said in addition to favorable revenue collections, through the end of this June, spending has been less than projected for the year. “The result of increased revenues and controlled spending means as of the end of June, revenue collections were about $875,000 more than spending,” he said. Financial continues on Page 13