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Mayville finance committee considers leasing city forestland for hunting, expects modest revenue
Summary
Finance Committee discussed leasing roughly 40 acres of city‑owned land for bow‑hunting rights via an RFP, estimating $2,000–$3,000 per year and a 2–3 year lease term; members asked staff to return with maps and lease details.
The Finance Committee on Jan. 26 discussed a staff proposal to lease city‑owned forestry land behind the wastewater plant for hunting rights.
Staff described a single feasible parcel of roughly 40 acres and proposed soliciting RFPs for leasing hunting rights, suggesting 2– to 3‑year leases and limiting the number of hunters per parcel. "I think you can generate probably 2 to $3,000 a year," staff said when discussing expected revenue, and said leases would include named lessees and liability releases.
Committee members raised practical questions about enforcement, parcel access, whether parks or public works would manage complaints, and how multiple hunters or family groups would be allotted access. Staff said the lease would list the approved hunter names and that trespass would be addressed through local law enforcement if non‑lessees used the property. Seasonal limits tied to hunting season were discussed and would be included in the lease language.
The committee asked staff to return next month with maps and more detailed lease terms; no lease or RFP was authorized at the Jan. 26 meeting.
