>The Village Council is looking to raise fees at Graydon Pool and other Parks and Recreation activities
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Ridgewood NJ- The Village Council is looking to raise fees at Graydon Pool and other Parks and Recreation activities .The council is also considering allowing other towns to join Graydon once again, The new ordinance introduced at Wednesday’s council meeting, opens up Graydon to not only eesidents from Midland Park and Paramus, but “residents from other municipalities.” Fees for non-resident children will be $140 in 2011 and $155 in 2012. Non-resident adults will pay $160 the first year and $175 the next year, according to the ordinance. Children under 2 years old will not be charged. Ridgewood residents 16 years old and up will pay $82 to renew a membership, with children paying $72, according to the ordinance.
The ordinance gives a discounted membership if Ridgewood residents who purchase their badges early between May 1 and May 21 this year. Those charges will be $87 for adults, $77 for children and $15 for residents 62 and older. After May 22, children and adult badges will cost an additional $10, and the senior membership will increase by $5, Ridgewood residents, beginning May 20, 2012, will pay $110 for an adult badge and $100 for a child; seniors will pay $25 to join Graydon next year.
According to Village Manager Ken Gabbert Graydon Pool experienced a shortfall of $106,000 last year, which was down from the 2009 shortfall of $192,000. An increase in badge sales narrowed the revenue gap in 2010, as the pool sold 3,691 badges compared to just 2,426 in 2009, according to previous reports. The council introduced is also looking to raise fees for children to attend the summer day camp at Graydon. The new fee will be $500, up from $450 the previous year.
