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Nonprofits and residents urge affordable park and event fees as council begins fee study
Summary
City staff briefed council on a formal fee‑study update; nonprofits urged continued low‑cost or waived rental fees for community events including a revived May Festival, and council members asked staff and the consultant to consider bundled multi‑day rates and revised deposit practices.
City staff presented a review of Fillmore’s current facility and special‑event fee schedule on Jan. 28 and said the city is conducting a comprehensive new fee study; nonprofits, event organizers and residents urged the council to preserve low‑cost access to city properties for community groups and to consider bundled rates.
Erica (staff) told the council the city’s fees are set through a third‑party fee study (WellDone Financial Services) and that the city plans to return later this year with updated recommendations. She said comparisons to nearby Moorpark and Santa Paula show differences driven in part by the dates of the other cities’ studies and local policy choices.
Why it mattered: local nonprofit groups said affordable…
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