Lincoln council approves Land Trust partnership

March 27, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Lynn Kutter

File photo The beautiful views along Lincoln Lake include rock bluffs, trees and the dam in background on the right. The city of Lincoln and NWA Land Trust have entered into a conservation agreement to protect recreation and the natural assets of the lake and surrounding property.
File photo The beautiful views along Lincoln Lake include rock bluffs, trees and the dam in background on the right. The city of Lincoln and NWA Land Trust have entered into a conservation agreement to protect recreation and the natural assets of the lake and surrounding property.

LINCOLN -- Mayor Doug Hutchens got involved in city government about 20 years ago because he wanted to save Lincoln Lake.

Hutchens' mission reached a permanent solution March 19 when Lincoln City Council, through a unanimous roll call vote, passed a resolution to enter into a conservation easement agreement with Northwest...