According to a staff report, for Blue Lake, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation includes 23 units for the 2019-2027 planning period and 11 holdover units from the last cycle (2014-2019).

The Dry Brooks Day Use Area at Blue Marsh Lake is closed until further notice due to extremely high levels of blue-green algae in the lake the Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday, July 10 ...

Blue Lake is at 1,507 acre-feet at full pool prior to the dredging. Every summer about 12% of the lake’s volume evaporates. And the water levels continue to dip.

Where: 111 Greenwood Road, Blue Lake. • The council will consider appointing someone to fill the vacancy on the council. • The council will consider approving the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update.

However, since the lake was dredged in 2022, the water levels have dropped by five feet. Kasey Curry, who has visited the lake over the years, has started an online petition to urge the Iowa DNR ...