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County Renews Contract For Lake Stone Caretaker
May 21, 2018
The Escambia County Commission is extending their caretaker agreement for the Lake Stone Campground near Century.
Dennis Keith Cole will continue to manage thee facility for another year, until May 31, 2019. He will be paid $11,400 in 12 equal monthly installments of $950 with housing and utilities provided. Cole was first named Lake Stone caretaker in June 2013.
Lake Stone Campground is a 100-acre campground and boat ramp facility located at 801 West Highway 4. The campground has 77 campsites for everything from big RV rigs to tents. Lake Stone is the Escambia County’s only facility located on a fresh water lake. The facilities include a boat ramp , indoor public use pavilion, a playground, showers, restrooms, a fishing pier, security lights, electrical and water hookups, a sewage dump station, picnic areas and the lake.
The Lake Stone pavilion or campsites can be reserved by calling the Lake Stone campground manager at (850) 256-5555 or Escambia County Parks and Recreation at (850) 475-5220.
Since the inception of the Lake Stone Campground, the County has entered into an agreement for on-site caretaker/management services at the facility.
NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “County Renews Contract For Lake Stone Caretaker”
The panhandle should make it a priority to build more private and public campgrounds. The snowbirds have changed in the last decade after the great recession. Folks who would rent a place on the beach for an off season rate of $1,200 a month are no longer affordable, but a $600 a month campsite with beautiful facilities like this park will all be filling up this winter as the tourist enjoy the natural beauty of the panhandle. The beaches are beautiful, but the natural beauty and rivers and bayous are just as beautiful, and the snowbirds can get a twofer camping enjoying both the beaches and the natural beauty of the rivers and and bayous. These campgrounds create jobs as groceries are bought, hardware, and restaurant food…….huge winner for the panhandle which off the beach is the best kept secret in the panhandle.
He certainly seems to be doing a good job.