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Martinez council approves targeted recreation fee changes, doubles youth scholarship cap
Summary
The Martinez City Council adopted amendments to the community and recreation services fee schedule to raise cost recovery modestly, add new rental categories and increase the youth scholarship cap from $150 to $200 per child; council exempted city-sponsored signature events from the special-event permit fee.
Council members voted unanimously Feb. 18 to adopt a revised user-fee schedule for Martinez’s Community and Recreation Services division, approving fee adjustments staff said will improve cost recovery while preserving access for lower-income residents.
The adopted resolution, moved and seconded by council members, raises a variety of program and rental fees (staff cited ranges of roughly 8–15 percent in categories such as pool rentals, fields and facility rentals), creates new line items for independent lane pool rentals and private court rentals, and increases the per-child…
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