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Sioux Falls council advances Westside Recreation Center fee schedule amid affordability concerns
Summary
The City Council set a second reading for Aug. 13 on a proposed fee schedule for the new Westside Recreation Center that would change definitions, move the senior rate to 65, and project roughly $685,000 in annual taxpayer support (about 70% cost recovery). Councilors raised concerns about middle-income affordability and requested more community input before final adoption.
Brett Collars, assistant director of Parks and Recreation, presented a proposed amendment to the city—ode to add a fee schedule for the new Westside Recreation Center and recommended a second reading on Aug. 13.
The proposal adds new definitions (family, couple, senior), moves the senior definition from 55 to 65, establishes daily, monthly and annual pass categories, and outlines a summer aquatics pass that would grant access to outdoor pools (including Midco Aquatic Center) and the Westside pool. Collars said the proposal projects roughly $685,000 in…
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