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Sahuarita council tables parks-and-rec fee increases after hours of public comment
Summary
Following extensive public comment from Little League and youth-sports volunteers about field maintenance and affordability, the council voted to table the parks-and-recreation portion of Ordinance 2024-174 for further stakeholder engagement and data review.
Mayor Murphy and the Sahuarita Town Council on May 21 paused proposed parks-and-recreation fee increases after more than an hour of public testimony from youth-sports volunteers and residents.
The ordinance presented by staff would have raised daytime field rental fees from $5 to $10 an hour and nighttime rentals from $15 to $20, and uncoupled lighting charges so users pay an additional $10 only when lights are requested. Nathan, the town management analyst, told the council field maintenance costs for electricity and water rose roughly 75% over the past decade and that the town currently spends about $900,000 on maintaining fields while collecting…
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