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Council approves tiered membership pause fees, doubles reactivation fee formula for Russell Sports Center

Sandpoint City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary

After staff proposed a $15 pause fee and $100 reactivation fee for the James E. Russell Sports Center, councilors debated hardship waivers and equity concerns and approved a tiered pause fee ($10 city, $15 county, $20 nonresident) with reactivation set at twice the member's monthly rate.

The City Council voted Feb. 18 to amend the James E. Russell Sports Center fee schedule to add a tiered membership pause fee and a formulaic reactivation charge.

Director Jason Welker told council the center had about 790 active members and had generated roughly $19,000 for February to date. Staff proposed a $15 membership pause fee and a $100 reactivation fee to discourage repeated…

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