FY 2027 Schedule of Fees & Charges
Summary of Proposed Changes
Staff proposes the FY 2027 Schedule of Fees & Charges with the following changes from the FY 2026
Schedule. All proposed changes are summarized below by department and can be found in each
department’s respective section of the proposed FY 2027 Schedule of Fees & Charges.
Parks
The Parks Department is requesting adjustments to their fee schedule, along with some additions. Fees
for Tolleson Pool have been added back to the schedule with its anticipated reopening. Fees for River
Line Splashpad have been updated as well. For River Line, daily admission fees for youth ages have
decreased from $5 to a range of $2.50-$3.00, while daily admission fees for adults have decreased from
$5 to $3.50-$4.00. The family season pass has decreased from $199 to $125. A new “Splish Splash Family
Pass” has also been created for $300 to access both aquatic venues for the season. Other new fees for
the River Line Splashpad include a private party fee of $300, along with a group rate of $4.50 per person
for groups of 10 to 20 people and $3.50 per person for groups of 21 to 50 people.
Rental rates for baseball/softball diamonds (Brinkley, Tolleson, Chuck Camp, Cobb, Ward Parks) have
decreased from $300 to $200. Additionally, there will now be weekday discounts for room rentals at the
Community Center, Brawner Hall, Taylor-Brawner House and Reed House. The 30% off discount will
apply to rentals before 5pm on Monday-Thursday. For the Community Center, there will also be a 20%
discount for Monday-Thursday rentals after 5pm.
Lastly, to help simplify the reservation process with a new software provider, the fee schedule will now
reflect hourly rental rates rather than flat fees for pre-set blocks of time.
Water/Sewer/Storm Water Utilities
Annual increases by the Cobb County Marietta Water Authority are automatically passed through to
Smyrna customers. Water utility rates have been updated to reflect the 5% increase, which went into
effect January 1, 2026. Tier 1 (0-3,000 gallons) has increased from $4.84 per thousand gallons to $5.08.
Tier 2 (3,001-7,000 gallons) has increased from $6.44 per thousand gallons to $6.76. Tier 3 (7,001-14,000
gallons) has increased from $8.02 per thousand gallons to $8.42. Tier 4 (14,001 gallons and up) has
increased from $9.38 per thousand gallons to $9.85. The multi-family/commercial rate has increased
from $6.34 per thousand gallons to $6.65.
The irrigation rate has increased from $9.67 to $10.16, or 200% of the lowest water tier, as required by
the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
In addition to anticipated water rate increases next January, this budget also includes a storm water fee
increase at that time. The monthly fee is currently $3.87 per residential unit. Commercial properties pay
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