He added that playground equipment and campground upgrades could also be looked at.
Commissioner Ramone Gumke stated that focusing on funding to improve water safety should be a top priority. Berg stated he would maybe look to a partnership with a company to find funding.
He expects more traffic in the area once the NDFU Youth Camp is completed and operating. He says warmer weather has helped crews with the current construction of the camp.
Berg stated he would focus his efforts on water safety improvements.
Bob Martin was also introduced as the new Stutsman County Park Board member, taking over the vacancy left by Joan Morris.
Oyster, bay scallop farm in Tiverton gets initial OK
Marcia Pobzeznik
TIVERTON A new aquaculture application for waters off Sapowet Point got an initial nod from the town’s Harbor Commission this week and can advance to a formal application before the Coastal Resources Management Council.
Bradley Boehringer and Travis Lundgren, experienced oyster farmers out of Galilee and Point Judith, want to grow oysters and bay scallops in a 2.69 acre area just north of Sapowet Point, and about 500 feet away from a two-acre oyster farm that is the only operating aquaculture operation in town.
“I tried to pick a spot where there’s not a lot of recreational things going on. There are no properties directly in front of the lease,” Lundgren said of the property nearby that is owned by the Audubon Society. “I picked a spot where there are not too many people.”