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Pryor Creek board OKs $1 day-pass increase to simplify pricing and boost revenue
Summary
The Pryor Creek Parks & Recreation Board voted to raise day-pass fees by $1 across most amenities to simplify pricing and add roughly $20,000 in projected annual revenue; the change requires city-council approval before taking effect.
The Pryor Creek Parks & Recreation Board voted to raise day-pass fees by $1 across most amenities after a lengthy discussion about usage patterns, enforcement and administrative burden.
Board members and staff debated whether to keep a lower drop-in gym rate for youth or to standardize prices. "I make the motion we up the rates a dollar across the board," the meeting chair said before members voted in favor. The chair announced the motion passed.
Staff presented usage figures to justify the decision: "Katie ran the last four months on it, and we had 6,693 day passes," the director said, and projected that a $1 increase could generate about $20,000 in additional annual revenue. Board members also noted 1,394 weight-room passes during the same four-month period.
Members discussed operational details, including whether a gym day pass should include access to showers and restrooms and whether to keep a separate $3 shower fee for event visitors. Concerned about adding complexity at the front desk, several members favored a simpler, uniform price structure to reduce the need to check ages or track exceptions.
The board settled on a single $1 increase "across the board" to be forwarded to the city council for formal approval and system updates. The director said staff will adjust the point-of-sale system after the council's action and that any new rates would take effect only after those steps.
Next steps: the board will present the recommendation to the city council for approval and schedule system updates to implement the new prices.
