A permit for the dam/spillway reconstruction at Opossum Lake was issued this past May.  Bids will be opened and the project will be awarded this summer.  Construction will most likely begin this fall.  The major construction period will begin in the spring of 2011 with completion scheduled for early 2012.  Representatives from the Fish and Boat Commission said that, depending on the weather, it is possible the lake could be stocked with trout and reopened in the spring of 2012.  To learn about more activity that is taking place at the lake and or to get involved visit Friends of Opossum Lake at:  http://www.opossumlakefriends.org/

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