The Stansbury Park Service Agency voted to increase fees for the community’s clubhouse and pool during its meeting Wednesday.
The increase is a necessary step to boost revenue for repairs and renovations to facilities, said board member Mike Johnson. Despite the price bump, Stansbury Park’s facilities remain cheaper or comparable to those run by Tooele City and Tooele County, he said.
“We have some needs that we’re trying to build up a reserve fund for,” Johnson said.
The cost to rent the upstairs or downstairs of the clubhouse for parties, banquets or meetings will remain at $50 per hour for residents and $100 per hour for non-residents. The cost of a full-day rental will rise to $300 for residents and $600 for non-residents. The resident rate applies to residents of Stansbury Park and their immediate family.
Reserving the clubhouse for a six-hour block for family reunions will cost residents $200 and non-residents $375, a jump of $50 and $75, respectively.
To reserve both levels of the clubhouse and the patio area for a wedding, rates are now $550 for residents and $950 for non-residents.
Pool usage will also see an uptick in costs. Swimming lessons will now cost $35 per session of nine consecutive 45 minute lessons, an increase over the previous $25.
Season passes range in cost from $55 for a single, discounted resident pass to $250 for six-person, non-resident passes. All resident rates for season passes will increase $10 over the current rate and all non-resident passes will increase by $20.
Pool parties for up to 20 people will cost $40 per hour, up from $30. Each person over 20 will cost an additional $2.25 per hour, which is unchanged from the current rate.
Randall Jones, Stansbury Park Service Agency manager, said the community’s pool is highly subsidized with tax dollars and raising usage fees could shift some of that burden away from taxpayers. The pool generates revenue, but not enough to cover its operating costs, he said.
“If we can make more off the pool and not put an undue burden on people that are using it … we can then free up money for other projects,” he said.
Pastor Andy Lynch of the Stansbury Park Baptist Church was the only person who spoke about the rate increase at the public hearing that preceded the meeting. Lynch thanked the service agency’s board for continuing to allow his small congregation to hold its Sunday service in the clubhouse.
The board amended the fee increase during the meeting to not affect charitable and religious groups using the clubhouse facilities.