Itching for camping season? Oelwein Parks Superintendent Josh Johnson says your wait is over. City Park Campground officially opens for the season Friday, April 12.
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The Oelwein City Council approved a request from local landowner Doug Bryan to have Lake Oelwein at City Park lowered for the winter. Bryan owns the former Lakeview Golf Course with water rights, approximately 43-44 land acres and the rest, about 16 acres, in wetland and a portion of Otter Creek.
Bryanâs project is to dredge the heavy sediment area, moving material out and repurposing it on the land where it is lower and has drainage issues.
âThe majority of material from the lake will be moved to the center of the property where a lot of the drainage problems are,â Bryan said in a phone interview about the project.