City Council Approves Parks Fee, Discusses Enhanced Law Enforcement Area Rule Changes  - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

City Council approves parks fee, discusses Enhanced Law Enforcement Area rule changes  - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

The $5 monthly fee, to be assessed on all electric meters in the city, is okayed with a two-year sunset provision By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news  The Ashland City Council Tuesday approved a new $5 monthly fee to support the Parks and Recreation Department in a split vote.  Councilors Dylan Bloom, Jeff Dahle, Bob Kaplan and Eric Hansen voted in favor of the new parks fee with Councilor Gina Duquenne voting in opposition.  Bloom requested a two…

Letter To The Editor:  Testimony By Ed Finklea Before Ashland City Council  5/20/2025 | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Oral Testimony of Ed Finklea Ashland Resident Before Ashland City Council May 20, 2025 ​My name is Ed Finklea. I am an Ashland resident and I am here tonight to support the $5 per month park fee for two years. I see the fee as a stop gap measure needed now to properly operate and maintain all existing facilities run by Ashland Parks and Recreation. ​I am both an ice skater and a member of the Rotary Club of Ashland, so the proposed closure of t…