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Woodstock Expects To Open Olde Rope Mill Park Today

If everything goes to plan, the park will reopen after being closed for nearly two weeks after heavy downpours caused Little River to overflow its banks.

"Barring anything unexpected," Olde Rope Mill Park could reopen today at 4 p.m.

That's according to Woodstock Parks and Recreation Director Preston Pooser, who informed city leaders of the probability this morning.

Crews will continue cleaning the park today in order to meet the self-imposed timeline to re-open the park. 

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The park has been closed for nearly two weeks since Little River overflowed its banks around noon Sunday May 5.

The river's waters poured into areas of the park, leaving the pedestrian bridge inaccessible and the half-mile Trestle Rock Trail submerged.

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City crews had been out pressure washing parts of the park that were hit with the excess water, and that should wrap up later today. 

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