Comment period opens on fee increases

A proposed increase in camping and boat launch fees at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area was the subject of a public meeting in Davenport October 22. Park Superintendent Dan Foster, the Chief Ranger and the Park Fee Coordinator were on hand to explain the purpose of the proposal and to receive comment from the public.

Campground and boat launch fees produce a revenue stream that does not comingle with the park system’s federal funding, Foster explained, and Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area retains all of the fees collected. By law, these fees can be used for maintenance and constr...