Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved an ordinance creating an advisory board focused on issues related to Lake Fort Scott.
The ordinance establishes the lake advisory board, which will consist of a minimum of nine members; five people who are residents of Lake Fort Scott equally representing each side of the lake; one Fort Scott City Commissioner, one Bourbon County Commissioner, one city resident at-large, and one Bourbon County resident, the ordinance states. City Manager Dave Martin and Community Development Director Robert Uhler will chair the board but not act as members.
(Read more: Fort Scott Tribune)