Since December 2021, the Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation has been working on implementing new fees in order to help improve various programs and facilities.
Jamie Donnelly Pima County is raising its parks and recreation fees, saying the extra money will help improve various county facilities such as installing lights at sports fields and adding new programs to community centers.
In December 2021, the county's Natural Resources Parks and Recreation department realized that they were lagging behind other departments in Arizona when it came to certain fees, causing them to take a look into establishing their own, NRPR Director Victor Pereira said. The last time the NRPR increased fees was in 2009.
“Our $2 per hour is still 40% lower than out neighboring cities of Marana, Oro Valley and Sahuarita,” Pereira said. For the after-school program, it will be $50 per month per child and $40 per month for each additional child in the same family, the memo said. Children who qualify for reduced or free meals in school will be offered a discounted price of $15 per month per child and $12 per month for each additional child.
The new fees are expected to increase the departments revenue by approximately $200,000 to $500,000, the memo said. All the money from the fees will be put into a special revenue fund, which will be used to reinvest in various NRPR programs and amenities such as adding lights to sports fields, adding new ramadas and improving community centers.
Not everyone is happy with the implementation of new fees. The county received several emails from residents who opposed the new fees, saying that there would be a decline in youth sport participation due to them.
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