Camping at McKinley Park will be a little more expensive

SOUDAN- Campground rates at McKinley Park will be rising next year.
At the Sept. 15 Breitung Town Board meeting, supervisors voted to raise rates at McKinley Park. Sites with electricity will be raised from $55 to $64 daily; $350 to $400 weekly; $1,200 to $1,400 monthly. Non-electric rates will be raised from $35 to $40 daily; $225 to $240 weekly; $800 to $850 monthly. Seasonal rates will be raised from $4,000 to $4,200; Seasonal tent rates are increasing from $2,100 to $2,200. 
The board also agreed to change the contract for the campground managers, increasing the annual compensation to $50,000, as they had requested. The board is also giving the managers the option to renew the contract for one-more additional year.
Campground improvements discussed included new picnic tables, a new campground map, dock adjustments to improve accessibility, and adding electric meters to seasonal sites to better monitor usage. The township is also moving forward with plans to make the campground and other township recreation areas more handicap-accessible. A site visit was held to discuss ideas and areas for improvement. A plan will be developed that the township will use to find grant funding for the accessibility improvements.
In other business, the board:
• Heard from Police Chief Dan Reing, who reported that August was not significantly busy. Reing reported six total traffic citations all for speeding. There were 135 calls, compared to 184 in August of last year.
• Heard the township will be receiving $9,656 as their final state payment from FEMA for the flood event in 2025.
• Is still seeking legal review from attorney Bob Pearson concerning Indian Point Road maintenance (filing, grading, plowing) and ownership. The matter will be discussed further but Chairman Matt Tuchel stated plowing will occur this winter even with other details pending review.
• Approved hiring two new fire department members, Tyler Vogh and Tanner Banks, and their firefighter training will take place at the end of this year.
The board’s next meeting is on Tues., Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.