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Atchison County Lake committee seeks volunteers, reservations system and funding pathway for phased improvements
Summary
The Atchison County Lake Committee outlined a two‑year plan to boost public awareness, add reservation-based camping, pursue low-cost dredging options and seek a volunteer-based county lake department; commissioners asked for a summary and liability details before considering formal adoption.
Ian Saxon, chair of the Atchison County Lake Committee, presented the committee’s two‑year plan on June 3 and asked commissioners to consider establishing a volunteer-led county lake department and staged investments to improve access and revenue.
Saxon said the committee is organizing volunteers, developing a social-media and information plan, reviewing the existing resolution that governs the lake, and exploring revenue options so the lake “is self sufficient” and does not rely on general tax dollars. He described immediate needs — a damaged spillway, failing barn roofs at the lake property, and water infrastructure requiring repair — and longer-term options including quotes from dredging contractors.
Committee members proposed a staged approach to camping and recreation: mark primitive campsites with signs and QR codes for on-the-spot reservations,…
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