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Senate committee debates bill limiting youth-sports park user fees; cities urge caution
Summary
Senate Bill 420 would limit municipal user fees for children’s participation in park-based team sports. Sponsor Sen. Ellie Boldman said the measure aims to preserve access for low-income families; city officials warned it could shift costs onto taxpayers and contracts with user groups.
Senate Bill 420 — described by sponsor Sen. Ellie Boldman as a measure to ensure equitable access to youth sports in public parks — prompted a contentious hearing in the Senate Local Government Committee.
The bill would cap certain municipal user fees for children’s participation in park-based recreational programs and set a low-dollar limit (the committee transcript referenced a $25-a-month or $10 three-day maximum for some uses in committee discussion). Boldman told the committee the measure is intended to…
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