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Jupiter proposes athletic facility policy, tiers and nonresident fees; JTAA urges more time to review
Summary
Town staff proposed a formal athletic facility usage policy and fee schedule on July 15 that would prioritize municipal and recreational programs, charge nonresident participant and facility fees and offer discounts when team rosters are majority Jupiter residents.
Town staff presented a draft athletic facility usage policy and fee schedule on July 15 that would formalize field allocation priorities, create nonresident participation and facility fees, and offer residency discounts to incentivize local participation.
Kristin George, Kristin George, Director of Parks and Recreation, said the policy is an administrative document intended to prioritize Town of Jupiter programs and recreational youth sports, offer a structured application and allocation timeline and to recoup operating and maintenance costs from nonresident users. She said staff benchmarked the plan against nearby municipalities, including the City of Palm Beach Gardens, and proposed implementation beginning with the winter 2025–26 season.
Under the draft fee framework staff described: recreational youth sports would pay $25 per nonresident participant per sport per season (fee waived if the roster is 50% or more Jupiter residents); travel/competitive youth sports would pay $50 per nonresident participant per sport per season with a 50% residency discount to $25 when applicable; organized leagues would be charged roughly $50 per field or court per hour during peak times; one‑time nonteam reservations would be $15 per hour for residents and $50 per hour for nonresidents; tournaments would be charged larger package fees with an example weekend of all 10 multipurpose fields estimated at $8,000.
Adam Magan, Adam Magan, Executive Director of the Jupiter Travel Athletic Association (JTAA), told the council JTAA supports collaboration but asked for more time to review how nonresident fees would be assessed and how permit and reservation requirements would affect organizations that submit many seasonal requests. “We want to work with the town. We want to compromise,” Magan said.
Council members emphasized consistency and simplicity, with several asking staff for clearer administration and an education plan. Councilors discussed using registration as a straightforward vehicle to collect nonresident participation fees and questioned the policy’s 50% roster cutoff for waivers, suggesting graduated approaches might be fairer. Staff estimated the proposed schedule could generate roughly $55,000 annually for Parks and Recreation operations; they said the policy would be administratively flexible and staff would return with updates and stakeholder input as the program is implemented.
No formal vote was taken; council directed staff to continue working with JTAA and other stakeholders, refine the policy and report back.
