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Parks board adopts $35 late fee for resident park stickers after July 3; staff cites payroll savings

5425864 · July 18, 2025
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The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board approved a $35 late fee for resident park stickers purchased after a July 3 deadline, citing reduced payroll costs and heavy prior advertising; staff listed narrow exceptions and said replacements/sales will be handled at City Hall.

The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board on July 16 approved a $35 late fee for resident park stickers purchased after a July 3 deadline, aligning the late fee with the county sticker rate. The board voted to adopt the fee after staff described payroll-savings measures that prompted the earlier deadline. Parks staff said the office window at Northpointe Pavilion was closed after July 3 to reduce payroll; keeping it open through August would have added roughly $10,300 in payroll costs. Staff told the board the early-deadline policy allowed two clerks…

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