The Elkhart Common Council said "no" to hitting you with an $11.35 monthly fee.
Mayor Dick Moore said that fee would have generated $2 million.
So what's next for the mayor and his budget?
Mayor Dick Moore says when it comes to drafting the budget, essentials come first, like public safety, and street repairs.
He says the city has lost $10.5 million in property tax revenue and cuts are inevitable.
"It's a basic, simple equation. You can't do the same things with 10 and a half million dollars less," says Moore.
While the mayor hasn't made any decisions about where and how to trim the budget, he says there are a couple things he'd like to take off the city's hands.
Elliott Park, which has been closed for a few years, and Boot Lake Nature Reserve are not in city limits and Moore hopes the county will takeover.
"It's a cost factor and them not being in our city limits, we feel that these are the types of things that it's time for us to let somebody else handle them," says Moore.
The Elkhart County Parks District told FOX 28, they are in talks with the city, but an agreement hasn't been made yet.
Sims Oak Hills Golf Course in Middlebury is another one.
It was a gift to the city back in the 60's and the mayor says unless someone buys it, there won't be enough money to open it for another season.
"It has been losing money for year and that fund that has been supporting it that had a little extra money in it, doesn't have any extra anymore," says Moore.
Moore says there is a prospective out-of-state buyer, but a sale is by no means done.
For now, Moore says, "We will do what we have to do to continue providing the basic and essential services in our community."
