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Council directs staff to refine recreation fees after debate over youth access and pricing
Summary
Longview parks staff proposed a universal recreation membership that would lower rates but create a projected $22,000 revenue shortfall; council members asked staff to explore scholarships, broaden youth exemptions and return with refined pricing at the next meeting.
Longview — At the Jan. 9 Longview City Council meeting, John Albertson, director of Parks and Recreation, presented a review and proposed change to the city's recreation center fee structure that would move to a universal membership model and reduce many individual rates.
"All of these new proposed rates would be a reduction from where we're currently at," Albertson told council. He said staff compared Longview's rates to 15 cities with similar median incomes and found Longview's rates are higher than the majority; the proposed change would create an estimated $22,000 revenue shortfall that staff expects…
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