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Lee County approves athletic park fee schedule, authorizes two park hires
Summary
Commissioners approved a fee schedule for the new Lee County Athletic Park, accepted related operational details and authorized immediate hires for two supervisory park positions. Staff said the park is expected to open in August 2025 with partial cost recovery from user fees.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners on March 17 approved a fee schedule for the Lee County Athletic Park and authorized immediate hires for two supervisory positions — a park operations supervisor and a maintenance supervisor — to manage the August 2025 opening and oversee transition from the project contractor to county maintenance.
Joseph Kiel, presenting the Parks and Recreation proposal, said the fees and priority schedule were developed by Parks and Rec staff and the Lee County Parks and Rec Advisory Board after comparing regional sports complexes. “From an operational standpoint, we're we're looking at operational costs just south of $600,000. And with these fees in place, we're looking at, expecting to bring in around a hundred thousand dollars. So we're…
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