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Tallmadge parks & rec reports record use; before‑and‑after-care fee rises by $30
Summary
The director of public service reported higher recreation-center visits and membership, announced a $30 weekly increase for before-and-after-school care (from $85 to $115), and outlined playground and stormwater projects.
City staff told the council on July 9 that Tallmadge’s recreation resources saw heavier use and that the city will raise before-and-after-school care fees.
The director of public service reported June membership and visit metrics for the recreation center and said total visits for the month were the highest recorded for June since 2016, averaging about 612 visits per day. The director said the before-and-after-school care fee will increase by $30 per week, from $85 last year to $115 this year; the additional cost reflects bus-service expenses and other inflationary personnel and operational costs.
“We were able to set the fee a little lower than what we thought we were going to when we first realized that the busing was going to be cut… I believe last year was $85 and it went up to $115,” the director said.
Staff also reported several capital and maintenance items: HVAC repairs at the rec center have been completed; the Howe Road playground project was scheduled to begin demolition and installation work; planning and zoning issued 440–445 permits in June with about half zoning certificates; code enforcement opened 41 property complaints and resolved 36 during June leaving a caseload of about 92 open complaints; cemetery operations recorded six interments in June and noted roughly 280 grave sites and 120 niches remaining.
What this means for residents The before-and-after-care increase is tied to additional bus costs and general inflation for personnel and supplies; staff said capacity and bus seating remain limiting factors and that the city is accepting applications for the soon-to-be-vacant parks & rec superintendent position, which was later reclassified via ordinance. The Howe Road playground work was described as starting over the weekend with demolition and excavation followed by installation the following week.
Sources: Director of Public Service monthly report and council discussion at the July 9 Tallmadge City Council meeting.
