Thursday, March 23, 2017

Starke Commissioners Approve Independent Inspection of Bass Lake Beach and Campground

Posted on March 23, 2017
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

The Bass Lake Beach and Campground will be inspected by an independent contractor.

Starke County Park Board President Debbie Mix has been working for months to obtain a formal inspection report on the property. “We’ve tried to get the county inspector; that hasn’t worked out,” she told the county commissioners Monday. “And then also the city, and that hasn’t worked out.”

She said the park board would like to hire a certified inspector from Valparaiso. The commissioners approved that request, choosing to pay for the $300 inspection with money from the cumulative capital development fund.

Having formal documentation of the beach and campground’s condition is seen as a way to possibly get the county out of its lease with operator Callahan Development, LLC. Otherwise, it would automatically be extended.

County Attorney Marty Lucas said it made sense to the park board to get someone with no involvement in the deal to inspect the property. He added they’d like to have the inspection completed within 30 days, to give the park board time to make some decisions before the summer season begins.

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