With the fate of Measure A unclear, the City of Riverside recently released a list of “Proposed Cuts” that will be voted on at a public hearing, June 18th at 3pm.
If Measure A does not pass and these cuts are approved “as-is” the Janet Goeske Center will lose $189,000 in funding support. This is approximately 20% of JGF’s annual operating budget and effects could be seen as early as July 1st.
With little time to prepare for such a drastic change in funding, JGF could be forced to make some major changes to our current operating model. These changes would inevitably include: 1) a reduction in hours of operation, 2) reduction in staff positions, and 3) a reduction in the number of senior programs and services available. Please see below for more detailed information about potential changes.
Potential Change in Hours (Over 40% Reduction)
Current Hours (New Hours)
Mon to Fri: 7am – 9pm (9am – 5pm)
Sat: 9am – 5pm (No change)
Sun: 1pm – 5pm (Closed)
Total = 82hrs/week (Total = 48hrs/week)
Potential Reduction in Staff (Approx. 40% Reduction)
Elimination of up to 2 Full-Time & 3 Part-Time positions
Potential Programs Affected (Over 60 programs = Over 40% Reduction)
The list includes but is not limited to:
- Arthritis Exercise
- Ballroom Dancing
- Beads Beads & More
- Beginning Yoga w/ Marilyn
- Bereavement Group
- Bunco
- CarePathways
- Chair Massage w/ Becky
- Chair Volleyball
- Decoy & Wild Fowl Carvers
- Early Z’s & More
- English Country Dance
- Featherweight Club
- Friendship Quilters
- Fun Club
- Great Starts at Goeske
- Haircuts w/ Betty
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- Hand & Foot Card Game
- Heart & Soul Line Dance
- Inland Region Iris Society
- Inland Woodturners
- Jam Sessions w/ Jim
- Latin Dance Lessons
- Line Dance Party
- M.A.N.A
- Mended Hearts
- Pastels w/ David
- Pedicures & Manicures w/ Dyanna
- Raincross Quilt Guild
- Raincross Rose Society
- Regular Pre-Round Dance
- Riverside Flower Show
- Riverside Lyric Opera
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- Riverside Single Swingers
- Sneak Peek
- Square Dance
- Stained Glass Class
- Stained Glass w/ Frank
- Sticks & Strings
- String Ensemble
- Sunday Movie
- Table Tennis
- Tennis Club
- Toast Masters
- TOPS
- Trailblazers
- Yoga w/ Jennifer
- Yoga w/ Marianne
- Yoga w/ Tammy
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