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Logan Parks proposes golf fee increases to cover rising costs, driving‑range improvements
Summary
Parks and Recreation proposed fee increases for Logan River Golf Course, including higher green fees, cart rates and a larger tournament‑room rental fee. Staff estimated the changes would raise $100,000–$120,000 for the 2025 season and fund capital needs including range improvements and eventual irrigation replacement.
City Parks and Recreation staff presented proposed fee increases March 4 for Logan River Golf Course aimed at offsetting rising operating and equipment costs and building capital reserves.
Russ Aquinas, speaking for Parks and Recreation, said the department proposes the rates take effect May 1 to give patrons time to plan. "Conservatively speaking... we would project somewhere between 100 and 120,000 from these fee increases to go back into the budget," Aquinas told the council.
What’s proposed - Higher season passes (regular and senior), 9‑ and 18‑hole green fees (adult and senior), and punch‑pass rates; introduction of a small driving‑range bucket and adjusted medium bucket pricing; the large bucket would remain the same. - Increased power‑cart fees for 9‑ and 18‑hole play and higher rental rates for the clubhouse tournament room; a cleaning fee when organizers use outside caterers and a $10 per‑table linen fee were also proposed. - Staff said the large bucket price remains unchanged but the new small bucket is intended to improve the range revenue mix.
Why staff says increases are needed Aquinas said the increases are intended to offset direct operating costs: part‑time labor, supplies, range balls, building maintenance and rising equipment replacement costs (mower decks, irrigation parts and other capital items). He said the golf course’s irrigation system is the original 1992 installation and will need replacement; staff is also planning for a 2026 power‑cart lease renewal (current 4‑year lease started 2022).
Timing and process A public hearing on fees is scheduled at the council’s next meeting, Aquinas said; staff will correct a discrepancy the council identified in the proposal sheets (senior 9‑hole and 18‑hole fees were listed inconsistently across two pages). Aquinas said the golf advisory board had endorsed the presented fee proposal.
Council discussion Councilmembers asked for comparisons with other courses, weekday versus weekend rates, and whether resident/nonresident pricing had been explored; Aquinas said some of those distinctions have been used in the past and that staff can study a time‑of‑day or weekday/peak model. He also said the course is closer to being self‑sustaining now than it was before COVID, but capital needs remain.
Next steps Staff will fix the fee table discrepancies and provide corrected materials for the public hearing and final vote at a later meeting. No fee ordinance or rate change was adopted at the March 4 workshop.
