Can a little league baseball association charge an extra fee for using public property?

On the surface, the little league association shouldn't have any authority to control who gets to use public, city-owned recreation property. However, sometimes government entities grant an outside, private group the authority to manage such property as long as the group agrees to abide by certain laws (nondiscrimination of any protected group, for example) and regulations (insurance, maintenance, etc.). Check with your village council, mayor, or whoever has the authority to see what the terms of its agreement with the little league are and who gets the extra fees. Somebody has to cover the costs of keeping a ball field in usable condition and providing equipment. Is it possible that these funds are going toward maintenance or future improvements?

You should check the village ordinances and see if the village passed an ordinance to levy a fee to use the fields and if the fee would go to the Little League. If this is the case, it sounds as if it might be illegal to be charging rental on a village property and turning it over to a private organization. It sounds like it may be time to file a complaint with an authority higher than the local village, such as with a state agency or in court. If the Little League wants to raise funds, it should probably be doing so with traditional fundraisers, rather than gouging the men's teams. It might be time to file a complaint with the State Attorney Generals office.