Hampton Township council delays recreation fee changes as staff outlines new community center rates and equipment lease plan

Hampton Township officials reviewed proposed changes to recreation fees on Oct. 8, including an increase in community center membership rates, consolidation of some day-pass categories and a plan to enter a five-year lease for new fitness equipment.

Town staff said membership rates at the Hampton Community Center have not kept pace with costs: the last membership increase was in 2017 and staff noted a roughly 32% increase in the consumer price index since then. Melanie Martino, who presented the memo to council, said the fee adjustments are modest compared with CPI changes and intended to help cover operating expenses and to free revenue for a planned five-year lease with G and G Fitness for new equipment.

Martino told council the proposed fitness membership rate would be $80 a year for an adult and that staff plan to switch from owning…