New Braunfels river advisers will review staff proposals to raise the river management fee in phases and allow vessels at the Last Public Exit. The proposals could change what nonresident river users pay and where kayakers and paddleboarders can leave the river.
Both subjects are listed for the committee’s Oct. 22 meeting in the posted agenda. The River Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at 4 p.m. in the Tejas Room at New Braunfels City Hall, 550 Landa St. The River Advisory Committee is scheduled to discuss the fee and vessel-access proposals on Oct. 22. The agenda presents those matters for discussion and consideration; this advance guide does not report an Oct. 22 decision.
From the source record
City staff recommends an ordinance change to allow vessel access to the Last Public Exit.New Braunfels River Advisory Committee item 26-1278 ↗
The fee proposal
The current river management fee is $2 per nonresident on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Staff recommends a phased increase in the river management fee. Those are the existing charge and the proposed direction, respectively; the item record does not establish a new fee in force. The fee item is the primary record for checking the staff proposal before the meeting.
The city’s fee record says residents can obtain a free three-year river pass. The same record says fee revenue goes to the River Activities Fund. Staff identifies more than $5.6 million in unfunded river projects as context for its recommendation. That figure describes projects identified by staff; it is neither a proposed fee increase nor an amount the committee is being asked to approve Thursday. The practical question for nonresident visitors is what rate and timetable, if any, the city ultimately adopts.