Keller council reviews Sports Park user rules, proposes resident fees and new scheduling rules

City staff presented a package of operating-policy changes for Keller Sports park on Aug. 19, outlining new registration fees, hourly rental rates, scheduling deadlines and tournament procedures as the renovated facility prepares to open.

The proposed fee structure would introduce a $10 resident fee per player per sport per season, capped at $40 per family, and raise nonresident fees to $50 per player per sport per season capped at $200 per family; staff said those fees would take effect Jan. 1, 2026. Staff also proposed rental rates to begin Oct. 1, 2025: grass fields, $50 an hour for residents and $150 for nonresidents; synthetic fields, $150 an hour for residents and $250 for nonresidents. "All the fees would go towards the general fund. So in theory, yes, it would offset the upkeep," a parks staff member said during the presentation.

The packet also proposed operational rules and priorities: youth (18 and under) would receive priority over adults for field access; games would take precedence over non-game activities during scheduling; two fields would be designated as multipurpose (for football, rugby, soccer, baseball or…