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City warns school‑district rental fee proposal could drastically cut summer recreation services
Summary
Parks & Recreation director warned a proposed Imperial School District fee schedule would sharply raise facility rental costs, shorten the season and hours, and could reduce summer camps that serve about 1,000 children and employ approximately 27 part‑time staff; council discussed a possible joint meeting with the district.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department told the council Tuesday that a proposed Imperial School District fee schedule for facility rentals could sharply increase the cost of the summer recreation program, shorten program weeks and hours, and threaten affordable childcare and summer employment for youth.
Parks and Recreation Director Tony Lopez said the city’s summer program typically runs seven weeks (about June 8 through Aug. 8) and serves roughly 1,000 children. "Our current facility rental fees are about $6,700," Lopez said, adding the department’s 2025 revenue for summer programming was…
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