56 Nebraskaland • March 2020
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission voted to delay
consideration of the proposed Lake McConaughy Visitor
Management Plan at its meeting Jan. 22 in Lincoln.
Instead, Game and Parks staff will work with a
McConaughy-area advisory group to come up with revisions
to the plan and then present them at the Commission's
March 20 meeting in Hastings.
Game and Parks has worked with local officials, park
visitors and the public on the plan to make Lake McConaughy
and Lake Ogallala state recreation areas better, safer and
more family-friendly. The plan called for controlled beach
access and designated camping to help ensure public safety
and address over-crowding and over-burdened infrastructure.
"The issues and challenges identified at Lake McConaughy
and Lake Ogallala remain," Parks Division Administrator
Jim Swenson said. "The Commission has been tasked by
Keith County representatives to address those issues and
challenges. We look forward to working with a local advisory
group to gain success in restoring Lake McConaughy and
Lake Ogallala to quality and safe recreation environments."
Hundreds of people attended a Game and Parks
informational open house at the Lake McConaughy Visitor
and Water Interpretive Center on Jan. 16. The agency also
has been accepting and reviewing public comments about
the plan.
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LAKE MAC UPDATE
By Jerry Kane
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