Starke Commissioners to Discuss Bass Lake Beach and Campground

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Bass Lake Beach
Bass Lake Beach
The Starke County Commissioners are meeting this morning with a lengthy agenda that includes a number of departmental reports and other county updates, one of which involves the Bass Lake Beach. Previously, the commissioners discussed the establishment of a county parks and recreation committee to oversee the beach and other non-municipal public parks. Establishment of such a body would be up to the council, and the commissioners sent them a favorable recommendation to do so.

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Commissioner Asks Beach Manager to Step Aside, No Action Taken

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Bass Lake Beach
Bass Lake Beach
At least one Starke County commissioner would like to see new management at Bass Lake Beach and Campground next year. President Kathy Norem grilled Richard Callahan, who has a lease with the county through 2018 to run the property, at length during Monday’s meeting over the perennial health and safety violations cited by state and local inspectors.

“The hot water doesn’t work, there’s feces in the toilet, there’s sewage leaking here and there, no safety and security equipment, toilets don’t flush…every year, and frankly, sometime you’ve got to say, ‘hello, there’s a problem here,’” said Norem.

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Bass Lake Beach Closed By State Sanitarian

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Bass Lake Beach
Bass Lake Beach
The Bass Lake Beach was recently closed by the state sanitarian who said the beach lacked the proper safety emergency devices required for the beach to be in operation. The owners of the beach were given until July 19 to get the issue resolved, but it’s possible the issue has already been taken care of and the beach is in compliance.

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