By rdnewsNOW staff

parking fees make way for ticket surcharge

Westerner Park announces new parking fee structure

Jan 28, 2021 | 8:10 AM

Parking fees will no longer be charged for events happening at Westerner Park. Instead, officials say a small facility fee on each ticket will be implemented.

Westerner Park says in a release that the new fee structure will lower the overall cost to guests while helping keep them financially sustainable.

Previously a $7.00 to $10.00 parking fee was charged per vehicle entering Westerner Park during major events. There was also a $1 facility fee on each event ticket.

Moving forward, Westerner Park says guests can now expect to see a $1.00 to $2.00 facility fee included on their event tickets. However, as the ticketing contracts were determined, and prices set in 2019 the 2022 World Juniors will be the only remaining event to have parking fees in place.

As a not-for-profit organization, Westerner Park invests all their earnings back into the improvements of their buildings, grounds and amenities.

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The previous parking fee helped the organization to cover the ongoing maintenance of the large parking facilities. In the new model, Westerner Park says the modest facility fee combined with reducing the operating costs of parking administration will ensure the health of our facilities while also improving guest experience.

Westerner Park acknowledges that the public had commonly cited parking fees as concern and were worried about the potential of rising costs.

“We are continually looking for opportunities to enhance the value for our guests and to ensure that our community has a place to come together and celebrate,” says CEO Mike Olesen. “The changes to our parking strategy is a benefit to our community and we feel it is one example of how we are increasing our value to our guests.”

Westerner Park has approximately 4,000 paved parking spaces in six main lots and 52 handicapped stalls; which can be increased if a particular event requires.