Friday, April 12, 2019
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Volume 24, Number 2
New rules in place for Lake Beseck Beach By Bailey Wright Town Times
The Park and Recreation Commission recently updated 20-year-old Lake Beseck Beach rules.
Durham residents listen to the Board of Finance present its 2019-20 town budget proposal during a public hearing at the Volunteer Firehouse on Tuesday, April 9. | Bailey Wright, Town Times
Budget proposal includes 4.6% spending increase By Bailey Wright Town Times
Sharing, the net total is about $20 million. The Board of Education apDurham’s Board of Fiproved a proposed net total The total represents nance presented a 2019-20 education budget of $6,023,892 of operating bud- $34,793,467, an almost town budget proposal durget, about half a million for ing a public hearing on 2 percent decrease from the reserve fund and about Monday. The plan inthe previous year. cludes a 4.6 percent increase $760,000 in capital funds. Capital and reserve funding The town lost about $6.9 in spending, but the board together increased about 27 million in revenue this year says taxes will not increase. percent, or $266,896. after the 2018 taxable The budget totals grand list decreased by alThis year the town is re$7,335,884, a 4.6 percent or most 1 percent from last sponsible for $23,116,779 $323,330 increase from the year. for Regional School District previous year. According to 13’s budget. With about $3 the budget summary, with $2,038,411 in “less state and million in Educational Cost See Budget, A16 local revenue,” the net town budget comes to $5,297,473.
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New rules include no camping, no fires without a permit, no animals except service dogs, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, and no anchoring or mooring overnight. New rules for the Charlie Augur Pavilion at the lake include no grills under the pavilion. The 25 new rules apply to Lake Beseck Beach, 60 Lake Shore Drive, but Director of Park and Recreation Hannah Malcolm said the commission is working on setting revised rules for the other
parks as well. Leonard Pinz, the only member of the public to attend the April 4 hearing, suggested the commission consider allowing fishing during a limited time period at the beach. “I’d like to see fishing available at a safer site for the kids,” Pinz said. “The kids all have to walk all around the lake to fish ... it's just too dangerous to have someone do that when they can fish right at the beach.” Commission members expressed concerns that fishing hooks would be lost in the swimming area or around the boat launch, but ultimately decided to See Beseck, A2
The updated Lake Beseck Beach rules include, among other things, no camping, no fires without a permit and no animals aside from service dogs.
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