By JIM BUTLER

The Pineville City Council will hold a public hearing April 11 on a proposal to double weekday usage fees at its Buhlow Lake facilities and levy a separate weekend rate. 

Current rates were apparently set almost a quarter-century ago. 

The proposed change was introduced at the Council’s March meeting. 

According to City Clerk Chris  Workman, the weekday rate would rise from the current $300 to $600. 

The weekend rate would be $1,500, securing facilities from noon Friday through noon Sunday.

A $100 deposit requirement remains the same and the rental fee would still be in addition to any public safety-related costs and/or fees associated with rescue or security services deemed necessary or provided by the city.

According to the city ordinance book, a fee schedule for the city’s facilities was first authorized in the 1970s. 

The most-recent notation regarding facilities at the lake was in December 1999, though whether that invoked a rate change is unclear. 

According to federal data, the equivalent value of  $300 in Year 2000 is now about $530. 

The fee change proposed does not apply to Red River Waterway Commission facilities behind the lake. Those fees are set and collected by the RRWC.