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County staff propose camping rate increases, online reservations and expanded cabin strategy to boost park revenue

2627843 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

Park manager and staff urged modest rate increases, recommended setting up online camping reservations and discussed bringing cabins onto commercial booking platforms. Commissioners asked staff to return with precise fiscal transfers and electricity usage figures next week.

Sherry (last name not specified), park manager, presented a package of proposed rate adjustments and an online reservation plan for lane County Park (Marina Lane and cabins). Staff showed a cost breakdown for online reservations that included third-party transaction fees and warned that small transactions (for parking or single-night stays) could become more expensive for customers under the platform's fee structure.

Sherry explained that an online reservation link (a short website integration) would let people book campsites and cabins, but that third-party processing fees (a per-transaction payment and a percentage for credit-card processing) would add to customers'…

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