MLK Recreation Center

An enthusiastic daily user who says the center undercharges — $7/month — and the roughly $1 million-plus recurring cost needs marketing to attract more users, not fee cuts.

Pitched hosting youth and adult basketball tournaments at the MLK Rec Center as a revenue strategy, noting tournaments are a multi-billion dollar industry.

Presented the community's three fee proposals and pressed for the words 'sliding scale' in the policy, worried sponsorships won't last forever.

Bay County NAACP president thanked commissioners for meeting with the community and said the proposals came from community brainstorming sessions.