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Resident urges clearer campground liability language after reported property damage
Summary
After a reported incident in which a ball broke a camper's car window, a resident asked the council to add liability language to campground rental terms and signage; councilors agreed to look into posting notices and adding language to online registration and rules.
A resident reported that a stray ball at the city campground once broke a car window and said the city’s current rental process lacks explicit language shielding the city from certain liabilities. “If you're gonna park your trailer and your car next to a baseball field, you inherit risk,” the resident said, urging the council to add a hold-harmless provision to the campground rental form and clearer onsite signage.
Councilors discussed practical steps: adding online language to the registration confirmation, including terms in the campground rules and posting signage at the site. The finance officer noted the registration-confirmation email already references rules and regulations for the City of Dell Rapids campground and staff agreed to follow up by pointing to those rules and adding clarifying language or signage.
