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Abilene parks staff recommend no entry fees for new recreation centers; board directs staff to continue fee planning
Summary
Parks staff recommended the new recreation centers avoid daily or annual entry fees, citing taxpayer-funded facilities and library partnership restrictions; the Parks and Recreation Board voted to direct staff to continue developing fee structures for classes, rentals and events with flexibility for cost-recovery and operational staffing needs.
City parks staff presented fee-policy options for Abilene’s new recreation centers and the Parks and Recreation Board voted to direct staff to continue developing those structures. Staff recommended against charging annual memberships or daily entry fees, citing that the centers are taxpayer-funded facilities and that library partners are barred by state law from charging an entry fee. The board approved a motion to direct staff to continue work on fee structures by voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded.
Staff broke proposed fees into categories: annual memberships/daily passes, program classes, rentals, special events and a miscellaneous “other” category for items such as gaming-room scheduling. On memberships and daily passes, staff…
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