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Parks board recommends modest 2025 fee increases, asks city council to consider them
Summary
The Lennox Parks and Recreation Board voted to recommend modest increases to 2025 program fees — a roughly 2.5% rise for pool memberships, $5 increases for most programs (pickleball excluded), and a new $25 tournament-team fee — and will send the proposal to City Council for approval.
The Lennox Parks and Recreation Board voted on a motion to recommend modest increases to the department's 2025 program fees and forward the measure to the City Council for approval. The motion passed by voice vote; no opposed votes were recorded.
Board member (Speaker 2) told the board the changes are intended to keep pace with costs and cited a proposed "approximately 2.5%" increase for pool memberships tied to a rolling Midwest CPI. Speaker 2 also proposed raising most program prices by $5 (with the new pickleball program excluded from the increase) and instituting a $25 fee for teams that participate in tournaments to help cover the costs of multiple tournament entries and officials.
Supporters noted the increases are modest compared with travel-team costs and that the tournament fee is intended to stabilize a shrinking recreational-program fund balance. Speaker 4 said the proposal "is a very modest increase" and recommended sending it to City Council for approval. A motion and second were recorded and the board approved the recommendation by voice vote.
The board did not provide a roll-call tally in the minutes; the meeting record shows a voice vote with members answering "Aye." The fee package will be considered next at the City Council meeting, where formal adoption and a recorded vote would be expected.
The board also said it will publicize financial-aid options for residents, noting the United Way Scholarship Program as an existing support mechanism to help families afford participation.
