Township to hike fees for rentals, Sports

Council here has approved a report from its parks and recreation committee recommending fee hikes in several recreation areas.

Council considered a number of committee recommendations at its June 26 meeting and, although modest, many fees will increase.

The first was to hike ice rentals by five per cent for 2012-13, with another five per cent fee increase for the following year.

Rates for the Moorefield community centre and PMD Arena complex will also be raised five per cent, with a zero increase for the boardroom for non-profit groups during normal working hours for the next few years.

The committee also recommended Mapleton charge minor softball and soccer players a $5.50 fee per player for the 2013 season to use Mapleton parks.

The results of the fee hikes for the PMD Arena are:

- hall rentals go from $300 to $315;

- full hall rentals, including kitchen and bar, jump from $430 to $451;

- the bar rental moves from $60 to $63;

- use of the hall the day before an event is going from $100 to $105;

- kitchen rental jumps from $70 to $73.50; and

- hall rentals for non-profit groups jump from $40 to $42 per hour up to three hours, and there is a $25 surcharge for that rental after 11pm.

The arena board room will climb from $25 per hour to $25.25 for groups, and stay at zero for non-profit groups.

The cost of the arena floor will climb from $425 to $446, and the committee noted that it needs an hourly rate for floor rentals.

The set up of tables and chairs, if done by township staff, will climb $10.50 per table on the area floor to $11.03.

The full complex rental is climbing from $900 to $945.  Ice rentals are moving from $71.66 per hour to $75.24 per hour in non prime time hours before 5pm and after 11pm;

Prime time ice rentals climb from $93.71 per hour to $98.40 per hour.

Minor Sports fees for ice jump from $82.68 per hour to $86.81 per hour.

At the Moorefield hall the rate increases recommended are:

- hall only, from $300 to $315;

- full hall (including kitchen and bar), $430 to $451;

- upper and lower halls, $100 each to $105 each;

- kitchen increase from $70 to $73.50;

- bar, $60 to $63; and

- hall rental the day before an event goes from $100 to $105.

Drayton ball parks fees recommended are:

- from $26.25 per game to $28.88, with no lights; and

- from $31.50 to $34.65 with lights.

Drayton soccer fields are charged per registered player and that fee climbs from $5.25 to $5.50.

Council then agreed to the changes. Councillor Andy Knetsch was absent.