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Beresford council raises 2025 pool fees, keeps $10 holiday discount
Summary
After debate about affordability and the pool's role as a community amenity, the council voted to increase several pool fees for 2025 while keeping the $10 seasonal-pass holiday discount through January.
The City of Beresford approved increases to 2025 swimming pool fees and retained a $10 holiday reduction for early season-pass purchasers.
The council approved — by voice vote with no opposition recorded — a motion to raise the family season pass to $140 and the single season pass to $90. The council also raised a 10-admission punch card to $35, set adult day passes at $5 and junior day passes at $4. The council approved swimming-lesson pricing at $35 for the first child and $15 for each additional child. Staff said the $10 holiday discount for season passes will be offered through January.
Why it matters: Council members described the pool as a community benefit that is unlikely to be a profit center but said modest increases were appropriate given rising chemical and wage costs. Officials sought to balance affordability with the facility’s operational needs.
During discussion, staff and council debated whether to treat the pool primarily as a public benefit or as a revenue source and whether occasional users (out-of-town visitors) should absorb higher fees. Council members who spoke supported modest increases to daily and punch-card rates while keeping season passes broadly affordable.
The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The council provided administrative direction to the city administrator and finance officer to implement the new fee schedule and maintain the holiday discount period. No changes to pool hours or staffing assignments were adopted at the meeting.
