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Council updates fees, draws pushback from local publishers over newsrack charges
Summary
Council adopted a revised master fee schedule including modest increases to some recreation fees, a proposal to pass credit‑card processing costs to users, and a reinstated newsrack permit/renewal fee; local publishers and residents urged waivers arguing the recurring charge would burden thin‑margined local journalism.
Menlo Park adopted an updated master fee schedule on April 28 that staff said brings fees closer to full cost of service, creates an annual indexing process and adjusts several departmental recovery targets.
Key elements include a 5% increase for certain childcare and preschool fees, a recommended 10% gymnastics fee increase to move recovery closer to policy targets, and a proposal to pass…
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