By Scott Merzbach
Staff Writer
Published on December 21, 2007
Generosity from those who buy Christmas trees from the Boy Scouts each year and the publicity surrounding an agreement with the town manager to levy a $1 per tree fee for their use of Kendrick Park will likely help the organization to bring in as much money as last year.
But characterizing the ongoing controversy over whether the fee is fair to the nonprofit organization as leading to a financial windfall for the Boy Scouts would be inaccurate, said Troop 504 Scoutmaster Lyle Denit.
Read the full story at the Amherst Bulletin
I’m glad to hear about communities supporting their Scout Troops when the Grinch and Scrooge try to steal or make a profit off their efforts.
