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Council declines retroactive waiver of golf green fees for APR Fall Festival tournament
Summary
A request to waive roughly $5,000 in green fees for the APR Fall Festival golf tournament was discussed; staff said the city does not typically waive green fees, and council declined to waive the charge.
The Roosevelt City Council discussed a retroactive request Sept. 16 to waive green fees for a fall-festival golf tournament organized by the APR (Arts, Parks & Recreation) community. Recreation staff said green fees for a tournament of that size are typically about $5,000 and are intended to cover wear-and-tear, staff time and course costs.
The organizer requested a retroactive waiver; city recreation staff told the council that staff does not typically waive green fees, warning it could create a “slippery slope.” Council members said the city tries to support APR in other ways (including the new float-account proposal to help the department spend donations more quickly) but declined to waive the tournament fee. No formal motion to waive the fee was passed.
Why it matters: The decision preserves the city’s policy of charging green fees to cover course costs and addresses equity concerns about waiving fees for one organizer when many groups hold events.
Council action: No fee waiver approved; council discussed alternatives for supporting APR operations through budget or operational supports.
