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Committee urged to wait on master-fee schedule advocacy until after picnic
Summary
Members reviewed the town council's changes to the master fee schedule (some user fees raised) and recommended delaying a detailed parks & rec response until after the picnic; they emphasized clarifying policy goals (e.g., prioritizing youth sports) before proposing fee structures.
The committee discussed recent town-council revisions to the town's master fee schedule and the council's direction to continue work with Parks & Rec on a midyear review. The Chair summarized that the council raised some cleaning and user fees and asked parks staff to refine the proposal; committee members described the earlier proposal as confusing because multiple versions were presented in different venues.
Members urged patience and recommended deferring detailed advocacy until after the picnic so the committee can gather user feedback and clarify objectives (for example, whether to explicitly subsidize youth sports). Committee member (S2) warned that switching from a per-user to a per-hour model could shift costs disproportionately to youth leagues because they use more hours. The committee agreed to resume focused review in October after soliciting more input from users and completing picnic responsibilities.
