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Recreation & Park proposals spark pushback: committee seeks redesign of court-reservation fee and OKs program-fee authority
Summary
Recreation & Park’s proposals to add a $5 program registration fee for scholarships and a $5 per-hour reservation fee for tennis/pickleball courts drew strong public opposition to court charging; the committee agreed to forward the program-fee ordinance but asked RPD and mayoral staff to redesign the court-reservation approach (protect morning walk-up access, tiered charging, carve-outs for schools/low-income users) and return for follow-up.
The Recreation & Park Department told the Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 20 it needs modest new fee authority to sustain scholarships and to cover reservation administration and court maintenance. RPD proposed a $5 per-program registration fee to build a dedicated source for an expanded scholarship pool and a separate $5-per-hour reservation fee for reservable tennis and pickleball courts.
RPD said the $5 program fee would help sustain the department’s scholarship program, which grew from about $70,000 several years ago to roughly $1.6 million in calendar 2023.…
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