New parks and recreation fee schedule
Summary
The city's parks department recovers only 16% of its costs. The new schedule keeps most resident rates flat, raises non-resident fees (since ~88% of fee-period Jacob Myers Park visitors come from outside Riverbank), simplifies facility rentals to hourly pricing, and eliminates the free handicapped-placard parking exemption.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jan 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The $12 non-resident fee alone would have generated about $19,000 more last year, plus additional revenue from raised vendor and rental fees.
Riverbank residents, whose tax dollars subsidize less of the park costs borne by out-of-town visitors.
Non-residents pay more, drivers with handicapped placards lose their free park entry, and nonprofits no longer get a discounted community center rate (though a fee-waiver application process remains).
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