On Monday, December 12th
the Plymouth Common Council heard on first reading an ordinance to increase
fees in the Plymouth Park Department and Cemetery Department.
The Plymouth Common Council
must approve in ordinance form all fees and charges imposed by the City of
Plymouth through its various departments for the myriad of services it provides
to individuals. This is true even if the specific department has its own
oversight board. The Plymouth Park and Recreation Board approved modifications
to its fee schedule for 2023 at its December 5, meeting. Additionally, the
Cemetery Department has requested changes to some of its fees.
Changes in the Cemetery Department
include an increase for adult grave openings on Sunday between noon and 3 p.m.
from $750 up to $1,000. Grave openings
for a cremation urn on Sunday will increase from $400 to $500 and Mausoleum
entombment on Sundays from $500 to $750.
Other increases include the
fee for concrete footings for monuments from $.35 per square inch to $.40. The
ordinance also sets a fee to disinter the remains of a child under 12 years of
age at $500 and increases the adult fee from $600 to $1,000.
The Plymouth Park Board approved a $5 increase
for their shelters and picnic site rentals. The Freyman, Hoosier Old Wheels, Horse barn,
and Price’s front and back shelters will rent for $50 for city residents and
$80 for non-residents.
The new pavilion in River Park Square will
rent for $50 for city residents and $80 for non-residents. The Gazebo at Prices Pond and in Centennial
will be $30 and $50 respectively. The various pavilions which include the
Roadrunners, Mason’s, Neidlinger, Rotary, Lions Club, and red and blue ones at
Packard Woods are $30 for city residents and $50 for non-residents and the
picnic sites are $15 for city residents and $25 for non-residents.
The Webster Rec Center and Conservation
Clubhouse rentals increased by $100 for residents and non-residents and $50 for
certified not-for-profits. There is also a flat fee of $400 to rent the
River Park Square Performance area and concession stand while not-for-profits
will pay $200.
Family Pool passes will be up $20 to $80 for
city residents and $100 for non-residents while group swimming lessons
increased by $5, and they added a lifeguard fee for pool parties along with a
kayak rental fee of $30 a day.
The City Common Council will consider the fee ordinance
on 2nd and 3rd reading at their next meeting on Tuesday,
December 27th beginning at 6:30 p.m.