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November 16, 2020 <br /> TO: Hall County Commissioners <br /> Subject: Annual Report of the Hall County Parks Department <br /> The Hall County Park Camping areas for the period of May 5, 2020 through <br /> October 19, 2020, due to COVID-19 the Park was closed to all camping for three <br /> months and closed to tent camping all season; however a few tents were camping <br /> in the Park. Camping consisted of 120 possible nights of camping, with a total of <br /> 2144 people registered for 959 units resulting in an income of$19,150.00 <br /> ($17335.04 into the General Fund $953.00 for Sales Tax and $861.96 into the <br /> Lodging Fund). <br /> There was an average of 8 camping units (this includes recreational vehicles and <br /> tents) per night with an average of 2.24 guests staying in each unit. <br /> Due to closing for COVID-19 camping is down from 2019. Picnic shelter rentals <br /> were also affected with the Park being closed to large groups. <br /> This was the tenth year to reserve Picnic Shelters. Revenue from shelter was <br /> $315.00 into General Fund from February 2019 through October 2020. Due to <br /> COVID-19 we refunded $50.00 in Picnic Shelters for a net revenue of$265.00 into <br /> General Fund <br /> This was the fourth year for paid showers in the camping area contributing $0.00 to <br /> the General Fund (as showers were closed all season due to COVID-19) and dump <br /> fees for 2020 totaled $140.00. <br /> 2020 was a sad year for Hall County Park with Pandamic and the Flood in 2019. <br /> Revenue has been down for the past two years. Weddings were still held in the <br /> Park during the pandemic, also we had three (3) organizations use the Park this <br /> year for Trunk or Treat which brought in a lot of vehicle traffic. <br />