Park fees come to council for adoption

Proposed fee changes for Maricopa parks have been posted since November. The adoption of the fees comes before the city council on Tuesday.

The new charges include towel service at Copper Sky, home run fencing, parking lot rentals, dog park rentals and rental of the skate park. The proposal is an effort “to recover a percentage of what the program actually costs to run.”

As proposed, the towel service would be $3 per person or $5 per couple for residents, and $4.50 and $7.50, respectively, for non-residents. Room rental would be $10 an hour for senior groups, $20 an hour for nonprofits and $30 an hour for everyone else. A $100 deposit would also be required.

The home run fencing would be $125 per event per field with a $200 deposit. The bases permit is $5. Additional staff time would cost $35 per hour.

Rental of the small parking lot would be $150 per day for residents. The large parking lot would go for $500 per day. The dog park could be rented for $50 an hour up to a $500 maximum, and the skate park would be $100 per hour up to $1,000 maximum.

Pacana Park lake could be rented for $100 an hour with small ramada rental. Copper Sky lake could be rented for $100 an hour with great lawn or group ramada rental. The concession stand at Pacana Park could be rented for $10 an hour with $100 deposit.

Under current fees, Pacana’s small ramada rental is $10 hour, Copper Sky’s group ramada is $50 an hour, and the great lawn rents for $50 an hour.