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Town Council members discuss Campspot booking, campground rules and credit-card processing
Summary
Council members reviewed Campspot availability for campsite bookings, agreed to schedule a Campspot demo (likely evenings), and discussed finishing steps to go live: enabling bookings, connecting credit-card payments to the town bank and drafting a campground/park ordinance.
Members of the Town Council discussed steps to bring town campsites online with the commercial reservation service Campspot and to draft formal park and campground rules.
At the meeting a council member said they had asked Britney to contact Campspot to arrange a presentation and a Zoom session so committee members could "get further educated." The member said Campspot representatives "could try to help us up in the evening" because some committee members can only attend after 4 p.m. "They can turn us on live so then we can have bookings," the same member said, describing that Campspot has the town’s settings ready but staff still must finish credit-card setup.
Why it matters: enabling online reservations is intended to open campground bookings to visitors and produce revenue for the town, but council members emphasized three remaining tasks: confirm a demonstration for committee members, document council authorization to accept credit-card payments, and connect Campspot payment flows to the town’s bank account.
Council members discussed scheduling. Several potential dates were named for a Campspot demo and a follow-up Zoom: mid-month dates (the 18th or 19th) were suggested, with 4:30 p.m. offered for members who finish work at 4 p.m.; one member asked that backup dates be provided if Campspot cannot do the primary slot.
A participant said the town does not have a formal city-park ordinance and that the group needs to draft rules that reflect typical small-town campsite provisions — maximum people per site, limits on length of stay, designated quiet hours and other management details.
The council agreed that, before going live, they must document how camping revenues will be handled. "We just gotta have all that documented," the committee member said, noting the town must vote to accept credit-card payments into its camping fund and to complete bank routing so funds are deposited correctly.
Next steps: the council expects to hold a Campspot presentation for committee members, finalize the payment connection with the bank and draft a campground/park ordinance for a future meeting. No formal vote on authorizing Campspot or credit-card acceptance was recorded in the transcript.
