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County discusses higher park rates, online booking fees and lagoon testing as park revenue rises but cleanup costs remain
Summary
Park staff proposed modest rate increases and flagged that third-party online booking fees would raise customer costs; commissioners also discussed spending carryover to test and dispose of lagoon material and to install a donated dock.
County park staff presented recommended rate increases for campgrounds and cabins and raised concerns about third-party online booking fees that would add per-transaction costs to customers.
Sherry Levin, park manager, showed a sample pricing scenario for online camping and said some payment-processing arrangements would add nontrivial fees for customers. "This is what your online camping is going to cost these people to pay," Levin said, explaining that third-party processing and platform fees could add roughly $3.50 plus a percent-based credit-card fee to each transaction. She recommended staff gather multiple quotes and consider using the…
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