Council approves parks/golf maintenance contract and updates fee schedule, including airport landing fees

Spanish Fork — The council approved three interrelated actions to fund operations and capital work: a construction contract to renovate the golf parks maintenance shop, modest fee increases at the municipal golf course and a revised airport landing‑fee schedule intended to improve fairness and cover maintenance costs.

Dale Robinson presented the contract with Hall Engineering & Construction to renovate the golf maintenance building, add bays for parks maintenance and raise the structure out of the flood plain; the contract amount was presented as $2,080,202.52. Council approved the contract and authorized a notice to proceed.

Robinson also described proposed fee changes in the city fee schedule. The council approved a $1 increase on green fees and cart fees to keep the municipal course competitive with neighboring courses and to help cover increased cart lease costs; staff estimated the change could raise roughly $100,000–$150,000 in additional revenue. Robinson said some of that revenue could be used to hire a second assistant pro to handle growing peak‑season demand.

On airport fees, airport staff outlined a new structure: a $5 base fee for all aircraft plus a weight‑based surcharge for heavier planes (an additional $1 per 1,000 pounds over a 2,000‑pound threshold was discussed in committee briefing), and larger surcharges for aircraft that exceed pavement design limits. The airport board recommended the change to increase fairness (larger, heavier aircraft have generated a disproportionate share of revenue while representing a smaller share of operations) and to help fund snow removal, pavement maintenance and operations. Council approved the fee schedule amendment and set the effective date requested by staff.

Council members said they wanted to track revenue, prioritize putting some receipts into capital reserves for the golf course and to monitor impacts on airport users over the next several months.