There will be no Boys and Girls Club summer program this summer through Geary USD 475.

Dr. Corbin Witt, Superintendent announced Monday morning that the Boys and Girls Club summer program has been cut for this summer due to the cuts in K-12 funding from the state.

“We get so much in the grant monies and we’re going to revamp some of those programs so that we are at a break even point,” said Witt. “Right now the district is supplementing those programs, and we just can’t afford to continue to supplement the programs. What grant money we do get for those programs we will continue to use, we’re just going to have to revamp them so they’re a break even program instead of costing the district.”

The district is only cutting the summer program, but the after school program during the regular school year will remain.

The budget cuts are related to the new block grant funding program signed into law by Governor Sam Brownback for the next two years.

Through the block grant program the district is expected to lose approximately $541,000 this school year. The district is expected to cut approximately $411,134 from the LOB, and approximately $130,012 from capital outlay equalization.