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Paid parking at Neshotah Beach and how the money supports city needs.

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What to Watch

Watch for the practical rollout details: price, which lots/days, exemptions, and how enforcement and revenue tracking will work.

Coming Up

Typically discussed at City Council. Check back when the next agenda is published.

The Story

Two Rivers has moved from “maybe” to an actual council vote on paid beach parking at Neshotah Beach. The Dec. 1 decision bundled parking fees with a bigger concession stand operating plan: city-run, expanded menu, and beer sales, with money split between special events and the General Fund.

Key Decisions

  1. passed 6-3 City Council · Dec 1, 2025

    25-242 Neshotah Beach Concession Stand - Operations Business Plan Options

    A motion to direct City Staff to proceed with option 3 to retain City-run operations at the concession stand with an expanded menu and beer sales, splitting revenue between the Special Events Fund and the General Fund

    Mark Bittner Yes
    Doug Brandt Yes
    Shannon Derby Yes
    Bill LeClair Yes
    Darla LeClair Yes
    Scott Stechmesser Yes
    Tim Petri No
    Bonnie Shimulunas No
    Adam Wachowski No

Record

  1. Staff presented three building investment options for the Neshotah Beach concession stand: a basic code-focused fix (~$43,000), a major interior rework (~$360,636), or a new building with expanded restrooms and year-round indoor rental space.

    City Council Work Session

  2. Councilmembers’ general consensus favored the major remodel option, with interest in fully enclosing/opening the covered patio area; no formal decision was recorded.

    City Council Work Session

  3. Staff floated a fee-based parking plan for Lots 2 and 3 on 10 peak beach days in 2026 at $10/day, potentially staffed by seasonal workers or community groups that could earn a share as fundraising; no decision was recorded.

    City Council Work Session

  4. City Council approved an operating plan for the Neshotah Beach concession stand that keeps operations city-run, expands the menu, adds beer sales, and uses paid beach parking, with revenue split between special events and the General Fund.

    City Council

  5. The motion on the concession stand operating plan (including paid beach parking) passed 6-3.

    City Council
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