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KDWP lease for Idle Hour Lake set to end Dec. 31; Altamont adopts updated lake rules
Summary
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks notified Altamont that the CFPA lease for Idle Hour Lake ends Dec. 31, 2024 due to budget cuts; the council adopted revised Idle Hour Lake rules on Oct. 10, 2024 to govern the site going forward.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks notified the City of Altamont that, because of recent budget cuts in the CFPA program, the city’s lease for Idle Hour Lake will be terminated on Dec. 31, 2024.
At the Oct. 10 council meeting the body reviewed updated Idle Hour Lake rules the council had requested at its prior meeting. Councilmember Ben Cochran moved and Lyle Sykes seconded to approve the revised Idle Hour Lake rules dated Oct. 10, 2024; the motion carried.
The minutes do not record substantive policy debate in council about operations after the lease ends, but the termination date and the adoption of updated rules were recorded as action items. The city should expect the lease termination to affect long-term management options; the minutes do not specify contingency plans or funding adjustments tied to the lease termination.
