Medford committee approves 2026 pool fee schedule, maintains participating-town contributions

The City of Medford Committee of the Whole voted Jan. 26 to recommend that the Council approve the 2026 pool fee schedule and to keep the participating-town contribution rates at 2025 levels.

Alderperson Michael Bub moved the recommendation; Alderperson Clem Johnson seconded. Committee members present voted unanimously to forward the fee schedule to the full Council.

The committee record lists the approved fee categories as presented in the packet: for residents of the city and participating towns, a family pass (up to six immediate family members) is listed at $70.00; for non-participating towns, a family pass (up to six immediate family members) is listed at $110.00. Additional child admission is listed at $5.00 per child and a babysitter pass at $15.00. Individual/grade-school rates are listed as $30.00 for residents and $45.00 for non-participating towns; adult passes are listed as $35.00 for residents and $60.00 for non-participating towns. A punch card is listed as $25.00 for 10 punches.

The transcript also contains a figure labeled "Daily Admission" shown as "$250–$300" which appears to be a transcription error given the context of other per-person fees; that figure is recorded here as not specified and should be verified in the official fee packet. The record further documents that town contributions in 2025 included $100 from most participating towns, $500 from the Town of Medford, and $200 from the Village of Stetsonville; the Committee voted to keep those contribution rates the same for 2026.

The Committee recorded no public comments on the fee schedule during the meeting. The recommendation was forwarded to the full Council for final action.