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State park fees going up in July « Idaho Reporter — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:16:23 +0000

[...] forecasts from earlier this year showed that the parks department could bring in close to $1 million from these fee increases as well…, though IDPR spokeswoman Jennifer Wernex said it’s hard to predict how much will come in, given [...]

By: State parks expecting 20 percent reduction « Idaho Reporter

State parks expecting 20 percent reduction « Idaho Reporter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:59:21 +0000

[...] “They need the flexibility,” said Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum. She said it could be difficult for IDPR to become self-sufficient, but that IDPR still working on its business plan to reach that goal. One step forward, according to Jaquet, would be improving its technology for collecting park fees. “There are ways to capture revenue that have not been captured in the past,” she said. That could mean installing mechanical arms blocking entrances or exits to state parks to require park passes, or selling annual park passes on IDPR’s website. “I just think everybody needs to buy a pass. There’s only 12,000 passes that have been sold.” Annual passes currently cost $35, but Merrill said that will likely rise to $40 in January. She had said that the cost of an annual pass could rise to $45. [...]

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