Gouged

[Belasko]

Had to renew my drivers license today and since I was at a county office figured I'd try and get some info on the Ririe passes. Initially I was pleasantly surprised. They are already on sale! You can get them at the county commisioners office and they said from the parks and rec office but that sounded a little weird to me, but who knows. Anyway I headed over to grab one before they ran out. I get there and was told there is no limit on them this year! That is where the good news ended. They then asked if I wanted a summer or winter pass. That's right, not an annual, although you can buy both to achieve that goal. I made a half serious joke to the clerk that they probably divided the seasons and left the price the same as the old price for each season. She then said that the fees went us "a little". She then told me what that meant. $30 for a winter pass good from November 1 through Aparil. Not too surprising. But the summer pass, good from May 1 through October is $60! Or I could buy both now and it was only $75. Either way, I kind of felt a 150% price increase on an annual pass was a bit much [mad]. I ended up just getting the winter one and I'll pay as I go next summer.
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