The Oak Hills Park Authority voted unanimously at its December meeting to adopt the proposed 2026 rates, freezing prices for Norwalk resident passes while raising several nonresident fees and adding a $1 cart fee to cover a new five-year cart lease.

The board's review began with staff presenting the posted rate schedule and highlighting the key points: no increase for resident annual passes, a $2 increase across nonmember 18-hole daily fees and $1 for nonmember 9-hole daily fees, and a $1 increase in cart fees tied to the new cart lease. Controller Mark (first referenced as controller during the meeting) walked members through the table and confirmed the annual-pass lines matched the current 2025 pricing.

Public comment preceded the vote. Oak Hills member Alex Knop said he supported the posted rates and thanked the authority for ending what he described as a pattern of small yearly residential increases. "I'm here tonight to speak in favor of the proposed rates," Knop said, and asked the board to consider a 9-hole cart charge that could be used on the back nine to encourage senior play.

Board members debated several adjustments for nonresident membership pricing and the timing and sale window for unlimited passes. Member Gary Leeds proposed increasing the nonresident annual unlimited pass by $100 and suggested limiting the sales period for unlimited passes to the winter months; other members discussed proportional changes for limited passes and junior pricing. The board also agreed to formalize a mechanism allowing golfers to purchase a back-nine cart at the 9-hole cart rate; members and staff committed to work out the logistics with pro-shop procedures and credit-card authorization.

After amendments were entered into the posted schedule on-screen, the chair polled members individually. Alan Dutton voted "yay," followed by Denise Brown, Gary Leeds, Jennifer McAllister, Richard Dellinger, Robert Stowers and TJ Trimboli. The authority declared a unanimous approval and adopted the 2026 rates.

The board recorded no further amendments and the chair thanked staff for their work preparing the schedule. The vote will stand as the authority's adopted 2026 fee schedule. Members said they will continue operational planning (including logistics for the back-nine cart option) and review implementation details in the January meeting cycle.