Okoboji, IA (KICD) — What might have been the big news from a typical Okoboji city council meeting received scant attention Tuesday night. The ordinance to amend the zoning code to require approval to establish RV campgrounds passed on all three readings without discussion.
A larger story came as the city learned that a proposed parking lot, road, and playground at Sherwood Forest – the park where the Inn golf course used to be – is being eliminated from the plan; and a bike trail is being moved from the North end of the park to the South.
City Administrator Michael Meyer said he just got the word from the Dickinson County Conservation director half an hour before meeting time, after he and two council members had met with the board to express neighbor’s concerns about increased traffic on their street.
KICD News will be at tonight’s conservation board meeting to get more details.
Also last night, Okoboji Police Chief Jason Peterson says the city and Dickinson County Bike Trail board met to discuss safety, after a pedestrian was hit crossing the busy street by McDonalds where the trail is difficult for motorists to see.
For now Peterson is asking motorists to mind the 25 mile per hour speed limit in the area.