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Lake Elmo parks commission recommends reservation-policy changes, including court limits and higher shelter deposits
Summary
The commission voted to send updates to the city council: add volleyball and reservable shelters, cap reservable pickleball courts at 50% per site, clarify nonrefundable fees for lights and courts, set several daily and seasonal fees, and launch online reservations Jan. 2026.
The Lake Elmo Parks Commission voted Nov. 17 to recommend a set of changes to the citys parks reservation policy and to forward the revised policy to the city council.
Staff presented the draft changes and told commissioners the revisions reflect prior review in June and follow concerns about pickleball noise. "Our current policy states reservations for ball fields, shelters, the Lions Park shelter, and the courts," Speaker 3, a parks staff member, said, then described proposed daily and seasonal fees and nonrefundable light charges designed to recoup operating costs. Staff also announced the reservation system will move online,…
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