Badger Lake at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park has not had any significant improvements or restoration since it was built in 1965.

That is about to change now that the Webster County Board of Supervisors have approved a bid from a Badger construction company to work on the restoration over the upcoming fall and winter.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved Nels Pederson Company’s base bid for $88,087 plus hourly work up to $200,000. The project will be mostly funded through the Conservation Trust Fund, and a $63,000 Water Quality Grant from the state will also help fund the project.

Webster County Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove said the county has already started to drain the lake.

The lake restoration is expected to be completed by March 31, 2023.

The Board of Supervisors also approved the transfer of a rundown building in downtown Lehigh to an investment group out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

According to Webster County Treasurer Brenda Angstrom, property taxes on 137 Main St. in Lehigh have not been paid since 2012. According to the Webster County Assessor’s website, the property is owned by James and Betty Bockoven, of Fort Dodge.

According to Tim Carson and Armando Jacobo, of Portfolio Investments LLC, the plan is to rehabilitate the property to be used as mixed-use commercial property.