Fees will be going up this summer at the Decorah Swimming Pool

For the first time in eight years, the Decorah Parks and Recreation Board has approved increases in passes to the Decorah Swimming Pool.

The base rate of a daily pass will increase 50 cents to $5.00 this summer.  Other admission packages will reflect the base rate increase, with punch pass cards increasing by $5, with a punch pass for seniors 65 and older costing $40 and punch pass cards for everyone else costing $50.

Season passes will also be affected.  A senior pass will now cost $65 for the season, with an individual pass for people younger than 65 costing $75.  Family passes will cost from $135 to $175, depending upon the size of the family.

Park-Rec Director Andy Nimrod says the increase in swimming pool fees will raise an expected $11,000 in additional revenue, with the money used to pay for improvements and operational costs at the pool