Scott Swanson
Construction is the big news as the Linn County Parks and Recreation Department kicks off the official summer season, which is considered the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Parks Director Brian Carroll said the unseasonably warm and dry weather this year, as in 2015, has sparked a surge in early-season camping.
Though he didn’t have specific numbers available, he said business picked up at least a month before Memorial Day.
“We…