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Council leans toward allowing tent camping on Lake Reidsville lakefront sites
Summary
Assistant city manager Edward Cloud Jr. presented three options for tent camping at Lake Reidsville including a $75 annual membership or restoring tent camping on lakefront/lakeview sites without a membership. Council discussion focused on fees, site maintenance, and enforcement; members signaled support for allowing tent camping on lakefront sites and directed staff to proceed with language reflecting current site fees rather than a separate membership fee.
City staff presented proposed changes to Lake Reidsville campground policy and fees and solicited council direction July 14.
Edward Cloud Jr., assistant city manager for community services, said staff had heard from tent campers and had three options for council: maintain the current ban on tent camping on lakefront and lakeview sites; implement a $75 annual tent camping membership in addition to normal site fees; or allow tents on any site (returning to the pre‑existing approach) while retaining higher fees for lakefront and lakeview locations.
Cloud summarized current posted fees (e.g., $40 daily with water and electrical for city residents; $55 non‑city with water/electrical; group tent site $25 city/$50 non‑city) and said staff are prepared to monitor lakefront sites if council returns to the prior policy. Council members emphasized maintaining neat and clean campsites and agreed that site rates should be determined by the site location and amenities rather than by whether a visitor brings a tent or an RV.
A motion to adopt option 3—allow tent camping on campground sites without a membership fee and charge the standard site price—was made and seconded. The chair called for a vote; the transcript records the motion, second and a call for hands but does not provide a final numerical tally in the public record excerpted here.
Next steps: staff said it would monitor lakefront and lakeview sites closely and revisit policy if problems recur; staff will implement the adopted option consistent with current site pricing and bring any necessary enforcement language back to council.
