In hopes of raising an additional $700,000 to defray operating costs, the county supervisors approved a slew of proposed fee increases for camping and sport fields. Day use in parks will not be affected.
People hoping to camp out at Jalama, for example, will pay $300 a night from the current $280. Lake Cachuma costs will increase by 5 percent. That does not include an increase in booking fees — from $8 to $10 — and the 10 to 20 percent increase in RV hook-up charges.
Courthouse weddings — which fall under the purview of County Parks — will go from $900 to $1,000. The auditorium at the Lompoc Veterans Center will now cost $600 instead of $400 a night.