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Fairview council rejects park-fee ordinance, directs staff to raise public-safety charge to $20
Summary
After a public hearing on July 2, 2025, the Fairview City Council voted not to adopt an ordinance to add a $5 park services fee; instead the council directed staff to increase the existing public‑safety fee via resolution from $15 to $20 per month and asked staff to return with alternative fee language and outreach plans.
The Fairview City Council held a public hearing on July 2 over Ordinance 4‑2025, which would add a park services fee to the Fairview Municipal Code. After public testimony and council debate, members voted to disapprove the ordinance but gave staff direction to increase the city’s existing public‑safety fee by amending Resolution 21‑25.
City staff told council the proposed $5 park fee was estimated to generate about $284,400 annually and that the existing public‑safety fee was estimated at $853,200; together those new fees were shown in staff materials as part of an effort to close a projected budget shortfall. With the two fees the staff’s…
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