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Payson staff propose broad fee schedule changes across airport, library, parks, police and utilities
Summary
At a March 4 work study, department heads presented proposed changes to municipal fees and fines that staff said are intended to reflect cost recovery, inflation and new services; the proposals will go to a public hearing in April and, if approved, take effect July 1.
Payson department leaders presented a package of proposed fee changes and clarifications at the March 4 work session covering airport access and penalties, community development and building fees, engineering equipment rates, fire department response and stand-by charges, library meeting-room fees, parks and recreation event fees, police booking and jail fees, and water service deposits and related fees.
Why it matters: Municipal fees and fines finance parts of town operations, influence access to public facilities and reflect the town's cost recovery policies. Council will consider the proposals at a public hearing in April and may adopt a revised schedule that would start July 1.
Highlights of proposed changes
- Airport: The airport director proposed raising a gate card fee to $20 (from $5) per card and setting new transient aircraft parking rates for large firefighting helicopters; introduced a $100 penalty for…
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