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Committee debates park fees and dedicated funds to support maintenance
Summary
The committee reviewed companion bills to allow DPR to set certain park fees by administrative rule and to create two revolving funds for parks maintenance and botanical gardens; DPR supported the concept but asked for technical fixes and the bills were amended and postponed for further work.
Committee Chair Tupula presided over a lengthy discussion March 31 on two companion measures that would let the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) collect and use fees to support proactive park maintenance and botanical-garden operations.
Laura Thelen, DPR director, told the committee that a predictable revenue stream is needed to move the department from reactive repairs to scheduled asset management. “If you have a dedicated revenue stream that you can plan on from year to year, then you can go ahead and set up a master agreement to do certain actions,” Thelen said, citing needs from mower and playground replacement to restroom upkeep.
Thelen proposed keeping rulemaking…
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