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McCall Council OKs $3,400 from boat-ramp fees to fund nearshore Payette Lake testing
Summary
The City Council approved using boat-ramp user-fee revenue to fund a $3,400 balance for nearshore water-quality testing on Payette Lake in 2026, expanding a baseline study led by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Council also encouraged pursuit of longer-term monitoring options.
McCall City Council voted unanimously to authorize city staff to use municipal boat‑ramp user‑fee revenue to cover a $3,400 shortfall for nearshore water‑quality testing on Payette Lake in 2026.
The request, presented by Stephanie Bork, parks and recreation business manager, and Deb Fairday of the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council, asked the city to cover the balance of a $12,000 annual testing budget prepared by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ). "IDEQ has created a spreadsheet of the costs…
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