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Monthly Bass Lake Beach Report on Commissioners Agenda
The Starke County Commissioners will get their monthly management report for the Bass Lake Beach and Campground when they meet this evening. Manager Richard Callahan and his attorney Dave Wallsmith are...
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Fate of Bass Lake Seasonal Camping in Park Board’s Hands
The Starke County Park Board will oversee Bass Lake Beach and Campground The future of seasonal camping at the Bass Lake Beach and Campground is in the hands of the five yet-to-be-named Starke County...
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Nominations Sought for Starke County Park Board
The Bass Lake Beach and Campground are among the amenities the Starke County Park Board will oversee. Starke County officials are seeking nominations for volunteers to serve on the county park board....
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Starke County Council, Commissioners Make Park Board Appointments
The recently formed Starke County Park Board is two members away from being populated. The county council appointed Democrat Rosemary Rose and Republican Debbie Mix to the five-member panel. The...
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Final Park Board Appointments Pending
The Starke County Park Board is two members away from being populated. Starke Circuit Judge Kim Hall is responsible for appointing a Democrat and a Republican to the five-member board. He advised...
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Final Members Named to Starke County Park Board
Starke County’s Park Board is now fully populated. Judge Kim Hall named Mike Meadows and Skyler Ellinger to the five-member panel. They join Starke County Council appointees Debbie Mix and Rosemary...
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Commissioners Prepare Packets for Park Board Members
The five members of the Starke County Park Board will have plenty of reading material prior to their first meeting. The Starke County Commissioners are sending them welcome packets, which will...
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Starke County Council Sets Budget Adoptions
Starke County Courthouse The Starke County Council will adopt budgets for several taxing units when they meet this evening. Their advance meeting agenda includes adoption of the county budget for the...
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Season Wrapping Up at Bass Lake Beach and Campground
Bass Lake Beach and Campground will soon close for the season. Manager Richard Callahan and his attorney Dave Wallsmith advised the Starke County Commissioners last night the group piers have been...
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DNR Official Corrects Statements About Camping at Bass Lake
A telephone call from WKVI News to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has brought more clarity to the question of whether seasonal campsite leases are allowed at Bass Lake Beach and...
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Starke County Park Board to Consider Camping at Bass Lake
The recently-formed Starke County Park Board will consider whether to allow seasonal camping at Bass Lake Campground when they meet this evening. The five-member board has been tasked with oversight of...
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Starke County Park Board Reorganizes, Sets Meetings
The Starke County Park Board will meet every other month in 2015. Members decided there’s not enough business to necessitate a monthly meeting and agreed one can be called with adequate notice should...
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Starke County Park Board Developing Property List
The Starke County Park Board is continuing its efforts to develop a list of county properties that have been, or can be, designated as parks to be placed under the authority of the board. The Bass...
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Park Board Wants Plan for Bass Lake Beach and Campground Improvements
The Bass Lake Beach is scheduled to open for the season this weekend. The Starke County Park Board last night voted to draft a letter to the current lessee of the Beach and Campground at Bass Lake...
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Starke County Park Board Discusses Beach and Campground Improvements
The Starke County Park Board and Rich Callahan, lessor and operator of Starke County’s Bass Lake Beach and Campground, when they met Tuesday night, addressed all the issues before them. They reached...
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Starke County to Review Bass Lake Beach Lease
Starke County’s lease-contract with Rich Callahan for operation of the Bass Lake Beach is expected to be fully reviewed soon for the County Park Board by the county’s attorney Martin Lucas and David...
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Commissioners Approve Purchase to Address Beaver Problem
The Starke County Park Board has come up with a possible solution to the beaver problem in the Starke County Forest. Dams built by the animals are believed to be the cause of flooding problems on...
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Park Board Officials Question Beach and Campground Improvements
The Starke County Park Board’s frustrations with Bass Lake Beach and Campground manager Richard Callahan are growing. They’ve asked county attorney Marty Lucas to attend their meeting this evening to...
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Starke County Council to Consider Tax Abatement Request
The Starke County Commissioners tonight will formally consider a tax abatement request from an Illinois-based company that’s looking to move to North Judson. Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services,...
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Safety Upgrades Underway at Bass Lake Beach and Campground
The Bass Lake Beach and Campground is getting some upgrades, after an inspection from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management turned up a few violations. The property is owned by Starke...
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