Last modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:06 AM EDT Walkway weddingAlan Kelley and Keri Greenstein got married at the Hagopian Walk on July 7, 2007. Future couples may pay a fee to use the Capron Park site for their wedding. Do you take these fees? BY GEORGE W. RHODES SUN CHRONICLE STAFF ATTLEBORO - The marriage business is booming at Capron Park and the cash-strapped city is looking for a cut. Park commissioners want to charge fees to cover costs for work involved in providing parts of the park, such as the Hagopian Walk or the Rose Garden, for weddings they say are jamming the calendar. "It's nonstop," park administrative assistant Heather Uriot said of applications to reserve parts of the park for couples tying the knot. The beauty of the Hagopian Walk and Rose Garden are undoubtedly driving part of the surging number of nuptials at Capron, but the economy could be playing a role as well, Uriot told the park commission. "Because its free and the economy's bad, I think a lot of people have been using it," she said. The move comes as the city slashes budgets and work schedules to the bone. Most departments, including the park department are short-handed. And unpaid furloughs agreed to by all city employees to avoid layoffs are expected to worsen the problem when people take their time off, Parks Superintendent Sonny Almeida said. While each application to use the park includes a notation that donations are appreciated, only one happy couple out of dozens in recent memory has come up with some cash. "No one donates," Uriot told the commission. Chairman Hans Schaefer said fees are justified for the work of park employees, and because the events are not open to the public. "They're taking public property off the books for a time," he said of the private parties. Some ceremonies are extensive and involve hard use of the area, one commissioner said. Commissioner Tony Viveiros said one couple set up about 200 chairs on the lawn for a ceremony. Almeida said he aims to float the fee plan to Mayor Kevin Dumas today. The commission did not decide on a specific amount for a fee. Both the mayor and city council would have to approve the charges.