At its meeting of Oct. 25, the Fairfax County Park Authority Board received the proposed 2024 Park Authority Fee Schedule for consideration. This presentation is the first step in a community engagement process to collect comments and feedback from the public for the Board’s consideration. It is expected that an adopted 2024 Fee Schedule will go into effect on January 1, 2024. 

• October 25 Park Authority Board Meeting Video Recording  
• Proposed 2024 Fee Adjustments 
• Current Fee Schedule 
• Frequently Asked Questions 

Why Fees? 

Every year, the Fairfax County Park Authority receives approximately 35% of the funding required to support its operation through the Fairfax County General Fund. The remaining 65% of the operating budget is funded from the Park Authority Revenue and Operating Fund, a fund required to operate with a minimum of 100% cost recovery.  The operating budget of the Revenue and Operating Fund is derived from various fees for programs, classes, services, and amenities. 

Public Comment 

The Park Authority welcomes public feedback on the proposed fee schedule. There are several options for doing so, including the following:

• Virtual Public Meeting
• Submitting Comments Online
• Submitting Comments via U.S. Mail

Virtual Public Meeting

A virtual public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15. The meeting will include a brief presentation on the fee process followed by a public comment period for members of the public to share comments on the proposed 2024 fee schedule. The meeting will be hosted on this webpage in the window below.

Those interested in speaking at the public meeting may do so by telephone. Please call 855-925-2801 and enter the meeting code 3389. Once you dial in, press “*” for more menu options and then press “3” to enter the speakers queue. Public comments will be taken in the order in which calls are received.

Individual remarks are limited to three minutes. Organizations represented by a single speaker may have up to five minutes to provide remarks. The purpose of this meeting will be to collect comments and feedback only, staff and leadership will not be responding to questions in this forum.