The Mountlake Terrace City Council during its Dec. 19 meeting took a closer look at a proposed fee schedule for the Recreation Pavilion after one councilmember expressed concerns about affordability.
Councilmember Erin Murray asked that the five-year fee schedule be removed from the council’s consent agenda for further discussion because she was concerned about fee increases and anticipated inflation. She explained that Mountlake Terrace residents have complained that they cannot get into swim programs because they are full.
“I think asking our residents to pay higher fees when they oftentimes can’t even get into the programs doesn’t seem… it isn’t how I would approach these costs,” Murray said.
She suggested higher fees for those outside Mountlake Terrace who do not pay the taxes to maintain the building and its programs…