Do you think Pine Township and Richland Township should consider raising the fees to use their parks? Or is providing parks for youth sports socialism as the tea party likes to call it? Is that how the Repulican Elected Officials that promised to cut government came up with these plans to raise park fees because they couldn't cut elsewhere?
From the Post Gazette:
From the Post Gazette:
Some park fees to increase in Pine
Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Sandy Trozzo
Pine supervisors Tuesday increased fees for some park facilities and discussed whether to regulate the locations for gas and oil wells.
The superivsors voted 5-0 to raise some park fees to recoup some of the maintenance costs and on the recommendation of the parks and recreation commission.
The cost of renting a pavilion will remain the same, but a permit to serve alcohol will rise from $10 to $25.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Sandy Trozzo
Pine supervisors Tuesday increased fees for some park facilities and discussed whether to regulate the locations for gas and oil wells.
The superivsors voted 5-0 to raise some park fees to recoup some of the maintenance costs and on the recommendation of the parks and recreation commission.
The cost of renting a pavilion will remain the same, but a permit to serve alcohol will rise from $10 to $25.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12019/1204387-54.stm#ixzz1jxe1appK
From the Pine Creek Journal:
From the Pine Creek Journal:
Fees for playing fields causing issues in Richland Township
by Deborah Deasy Staff Writer
January 5, 2012
Richland-area athletic organizations want township officials to reduce proposed 2012 fees for use of playing fields at Richland Community Park.
"Nobody is going to be able to afford to go there and play," John Hall of Richland Church Softball League told Richland supervisors last month.
Township administrators want to raise the field use fees, however, to offset reportedly increasing bills from contractors who mow the grass, remove garbage and perform other chores to help maintain the park's fields.
Under the newly proposed fee structure, Richland Church Softball League, for example, faces a $5,080 bill in 2012 April-to-August for one-night-per week use of a field at Richland Community Park. The league paid $390 for use of the same field in 2011....
Read more:
http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/fees-playing-fields-causing-issues-richland-township
by Deborah Deasy Staff Writer
January 5, 2012
Richland-area athletic organizations want township officials to reduce proposed 2012 fees for use of playing fields at Richland Community Park.
"Nobody is going to be able to afford to go there and play," John Hall of Richland Church Softball League told Richland supervisors last month.
Township administrators want to raise the field use fees, however, to offset reportedly increasing bills from contractors who mow the grass, remove garbage and perform other chores to help maintain the park's fields.
Under the newly proposed fee structure, Richland Church Softball League, for example, faces a $5,080 bill in 2012 April-to-August for one-night-per week use of a field at Richland Community Park. The league paid $390 for use of the same field in 2011....
Read more:
http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/fees-playing-fields-causing-issues-richland-township
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