BG holds rec fees steady

File photo. A lifeguard (left) keeps watch while people use the lazy river during the grand opening of the Bowling Green City Pool. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)

Fees for all of Bowling Green's Department of Parks and Recreation activities, including the Community Center and pool, will remain unchanged in 2014.
The Parks and Recreation Board approved the fee schedule Tuesday night and also agreed to exempt Bowling Green schools and co-op preschools from fees for environmental education programs. Those fees remain in place for Scout groups and schools outside of the city.
"People are still struggling to be able to make ends meet. I think we can go another year," Director of Parks and Recreation Dr. Michelle Grigore said.
Grigore suggested the exemption for the school fee after a review of data indicated use of the program had fallen by approximately 50 percent since fees were implemented, about the same time schools began experiencing tighter budgets.