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Sahuarita studies phased fee increases and app control for field lights to improve maintenance funding
Summary
Parks staff recommended a two-year, phased adjustment to athletic-field and light-use fees, switching to app-based light control and billing in arrears to better match costs and usage. Staff estimated field maintenance at about $1,000,000 annually and proposed steps to raise cost recovery modestly while preserving access for volunteer organizations.
Parks and Recreation staff presented a study-session plan to update athletic-field reservation fees and light-use billing, saying the town has not adjusted those fees since 2013. Staff proposed a two-year, phased approach that would leave daytime multipurpose fields at current rates, increase baseball/softball fees in incremental steps and separate light charges from field rental so organizations pay for light hours they actually use.
"Right now the lights are tied to reservations and often run when no team is…
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