Joseph Stackhouse, a local resident and small‑business owner, used the visitors’ comment period to alert the parks board to a utility billing change: he said the city had begun to require city‑owned properties to pay a new stormwater fee and warned the parks department could face unanticipated charges if parks are treated as commercial properties.

Why it matters: if city properties or park parcels that host revenue‑producing activities are assessed commercial stormwater fees, the department’s operating budget could be affected.

Stackhouse described the billing approach and examples: he said a minimum commercial fee applies at about a 15,000‑square‑foot threshold with a current minimum of $178 (he said the amount may increase in 2026) and argued the parks department should confirm how city utilities will classify parks that host concessions or rents. “If you have parks out there that make commercial income, just beware,” Stackhouse said, urging staff to track potential costs and work with Logansport Municipal Utilities and the city.

Board members responded with local context. One member noted the stormwater fee is intended to fund runoff infrastructure and that utilities face state mandates and bond obligations; another board member said Logansport Utilities has obtained grants and state funding for lead‑line replacement and related infrastructure, and that the fee structure responds to large state/EPA funding obligations. Board members asked staff to prepare a chart of potential park parcel sizes and likely fee exposure.

Ending: staff agreed to follow up and examine stormwater fee impacts for parks and coordinate with the city and Logansport Utilities; no decisions were taken at the meeting.