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Summerville staff propose larger fee, limited weekend access in Softball League license update
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff presented proposed changes to the Summerville Girls Softball League license, including an increase to a $5,000 annual fee and limiting priority field use to weekdays; committee voted to send the draft agreement to full council for discussion.
Parks and Recreation staff on the committee meeting presented proposed revisions to the Summerville Girls Softball League (SGSL) license agreement, including raising the annual license fee from $800 to $5,000 and limiting SGSL’s weekday priority to fields 5 and 6 Monday through Thursday rather than seven days a week.
The changes, introduced by Amy of Parks and Recreation, come as the current agreement approaches its expiration at the end of next month. Amy said the proposed $5,000 fee “is not to generate revenue, but to help offset some of the town’s direct costs associated with SGSL’s specific usage” and that a 2024 expense report for Fields 5 and 6 was provided to the committee. She noted the earliest agreement in town records dates to February 2002, when the annual fee was $600.
Committee members said the fee jump from $800 to $5,000 could be jarring but…
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