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Escalon council debates raising adult-sports fees; delays final vote to gather more analysis
Summary
Council heard staff analysis showing a recreation revenue shortfall and a recommended adult-league fee of $850 per team. After extensive council and community discussion about timing, equity and participation effects, the council tabled a final fee decision and directed staff to return with more cost analysis for adult soccer and timing options.
Council members and recreation staff spent more than an hour debating proposed fee increases for adult recreation programs, including a recommendation to raise per-team fees to $850 to better cover program and indirect park-maintenance costs.
Recreation staff told council the city’s cost-of-service review shows a roughly $340,000 gap between recreation revenues and expenses and recommended an $850 per-team fee for adult leagues to move toward regional benchmarks.…
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