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Whitefish approves higher boat-launch fees to bolster invasive-species inspections
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 26-03 raising resident and nonresident day and season boat-launch fees and restructuring commercial charges to increase funding for aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspections and decontamination; staff projects revenue would cover roughly 80% of AIS program costs after the change.
The Whitefish City Council voted on Feb. 17 to increase public‑use fees at the City Beach boat launch to better fund the city's aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection and decontamination program.
Parks Director Maria Butts told the council that, in 2025, boat-launch revenues covered only about 27% of the AIS program's roughly $119,000 annual operating cost (staffing and supplies) and that renovations to the ramp and drive lane cost about $230,000. Butts said the city had also received $17,500 annually from the Whitefish Lake Institute and around $32,590 in pass and permit…
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