Subdivision With Lakes Approved Near Mineola
BY JOHN FERAK
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
GLENWOOD, Iowa - The Mills County Board approved plans Tuesday for the largest subdivision ever proposed in the county.
On a 3-0 vote, the board gave local developer Craig Nakamoto permission to build the first phase of his 350-lot Lake Ohana subdivision near Mineola, Iowa.
The 21 lakeside lots in phase one will range in size from one acre to 1.2 acres and will be offered for $50,000 to $75,000, Nakamoto said. Houses are expected to cost from $250,000 to $500,000, he said. He expects to begin construction this month.
The 700-acre development calls for three private lakes, including a 120-acre lake for watercraft and recreational boating. A 4-acre commercial corridor could include a restaurant, bank and grocery store. One acre will be donated to the Oak Township Fire Department in Mineola for a new station.
Mills County Board Chairman Richard Crouch said the subdivision should have no trouble attracting professionals from Omaha who want to live on a lake.
The subdivision will be 5 miles north of Glenwood and 2 miles west of Mineola. Mineola is about 22 miles from Omaha. "It's 10 minutes off the Interstate, and people like that area because it's out in the open," Crouch said. "You don't have to battle traffic, and it's only 20 minutes into downtown Omaha."
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
GLENWOOD, Iowa - The Mills County Board approved plans Tuesday for the largest subdivision ever proposed in the county.
On a 3-0 vote, the board gave local developer Craig Nakamoto permission to build the first phase of his 350-lot Lake Ohana subdivision near Mineola, Iowa.
The 21 lakeside lots in phase one will range in size from one acre to 1.2 acres and will be offered for $50,000 to $75,000, Nakamoto said. Houses are expected to cost from $250,000 to $500,000, he said. He expects to begin construction this month.
The 700-acre development calls for three private lakes, including a 120-acre lake for watercraft and recreational boating. A 4-acre commercial corridor could include a restaurant, bank and grocery store. One acre will be donated to the Oak Township Fire Department in Mineola for a new station.
Mills County Board Chairman Richard Crouch said the subdivision should have no trouble attracting professionals from Omaha who want to live on a lake.
The subdivision will be 5 miles north of Glenwood and 2 miles west of Mineola. Mineola is about 22 miles from Omaha. "It's 10 minutes off the Interstate, and people like that area because it's out in the open," Crouch said. "You don't have to battle traffic, and it's only 20 minutes into downtown Omaha."
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