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Some Lake Stone Fees Increasing, But Seniors And The Disabled Get A Break
September 4, 2009
The Escambia Commission is raising some camping rates at Lake Stone, but senior citizens and the disabled from Escambia County will not pay a higher rate.
While the park current breaks even — generating enough revenue to pay for its operation — Keith Wilkins, deputy bureau chief Neighborhoods and Community Services, said the increased fees to help fund a position in the department to oversee Lake Stone and other parks.
Robertson said he was against raising the residential senior citizen and disabled rates at Lake Stone.
“That is a group that really we should not be taxing is seniors and disabled,” Robertson said. “I know that people enjoy the senior’s years going up there and enjoying Lake Stone. If it’s breaking even, I certainly feel different than if we were subsidizing.”
“I don’t see the need to raise the fee at Lake Stone again,” White said. Fees at the facility were last raised in 2007. “You are at more than what it costs to stay at Blue Angel recreation facility which has more to offer than Lake Stone does.”
With the increases passed by the Escambia County Commission Thursday night, Escambia County residents will now pay $16 per night for Lake Stone camping instead of $13, and out of county residents would see the cost jump from $15 to $18. Seniors and disabled residents will not see a fee increase.
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4 Responses to “Some Lake Stone Fees Increasing, But Seniors And The Disabled Get A Break”
Wow! we stay @ a nice camp & R V park in Camden Ala. for $8.00 per night
judy the age use to be 55 and above for seniors at state parks but, it has been a while since I checked since I am a few years older that that now. No comments neeeded from people that know me about my age. I have aged well LOL.
Why would we want to charge out of county or out of state residents more? I thought that trying to get people to come to the north end of the county would be good for all the local businesses. This is not helping to promote anything at all. White is right when he says there should not be an increase at this park. How many people does it take to oversee state parks as small as Lake Stone? At least at the current rate they are breaking even. That is a lot better than it use to do.I can’t see why it cost so much to start with myself when you can run a 30 ft. travel trailer for less than $10.00 a month. Running the a/c and refrig. an average of 10 to 12 hours per day. These 2 items use the most electricty in your rv. You can call EREC and they can tell you this based on my own rv as I have done just 3 weeks ago. Almost everything else in your trai;er runs off the battery source or LP gas. If the upkeep of the park cost so much do something about that. Let the state prisoners cut the grass and help keep up the park. $16.00 is way out of line in my opinion for Lake Stone. Which I know most of the saying about opinions and what they are worth. Spending 20 days there cost as much as I pay for my maintenance fees yearly at Styx River Resort in Robertsdale. And Lake Stone does not have 1/10 of the things they have. I can stay there all I need to for the year at that price and several other parks as well all over this country. Just not right is all I can say.
what age (and above) constitutes a senior?