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Piperton board sets park hours at 6 a.m. to sunset, approves $25 annual resident fishing permit
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Piperton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to set park operating hours from 6 a.m. to sunset, set fishing hours to match, and approve a $25 annual resident-only fishing permit; staff will draft an ordinance for Board of Mayor and Commissioners approval.
The Piperton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted May 12 to set park operating hours from 6 a.m. to sunset and to require a resident-only annual fishing permit priced at $25. The board also approved fishing hours to match park hours, seven days a week.
Public Works Director Richard Mills told the board that closing “at dark” would vary through the seasons and that formalizing hours will require an ordinance and a later vote by the Board of Mayor and Commissioners. Vice‑Mayor Mike Binkley, a member of the advisory board, said he did not want the permit to cost more than a state fishing license and recommended $25 per person, with youth exemptions for children under 13 when accompanied by a permit holder. “I don’t want it to cost more than the fishing license that everyone must have and recommended twenty five dollars per person unless you are a youth with an adult,” Binkley said.
Board member Blair Etz urged protecting community access and initially proposed 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; after discussion the board agreed on 6 a.m. to sunset. Mills said enforcement would involve city police once the board submits rules in an ordinance and the Board of Mayor and Commissioners adopts them. The permit application process described by Mills calls for applicants to apply at the city administration office, receive a receipt for payment, then pick up a laminated permit card at the Public Works office.
The advisory board recorded unanimous votes on the procedural items and the substantive motions: Etz moved to adopt the agenda and to approve the April 14 minutes (both motions passed unanimously); Binkley moved to set the park hours and the permit terms, seconded by Etz, with all affirmative votes. The board also voted (moved by Etz, seconded by Stroupe) to set fishing times at 6 a.m. to sunset seven days a week.
Next steps: staff will draft the ordinance implementing park rules and hours and forward it to the Board of Mayor and Commissioners for formal adoption and for any necessary enforcement provisions.
