“The council made the decision without any input from any of the scouts or scout leaders and parents. They asked for no input from committee meetings or executive board meetings,” he said.

Miller is active in the scouting program and his son, Eric, is an Eagle Scout.

“There was no indication of budget problems” last year when Brewer hosted a “fireside chat” at Strothers Lodge, according to Miller.

“Brewer said the council had no intentions of closing Camp Wapello for the foreseeable future,” he added.

The Courier’s call to the Mid-Iowa Council was not returned by press time.

Cindy Toopes can be reached at (641) 683-5376 or via e-mail at cindy@ottumwacourier.com.

Camp meeting Wednesday night

OTTUMWA — The Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Strothers Lodge near the Indian Hills Community College campus to discuss the council’s proposal to stop using Camp Wapello near Drakesville.

Directions: Use the college’s Alta Vista Avenue entrance and proceed through two stop signs. As you see the Hellyer Center on the left, go by it and watch for road to the Child Development Center and turn right. The road takes you back to the cemetery and beyond there is the lodge, which is actually on Boy Scout property.

Those interested in contacting the Mid-Iowa Council can do so by writing to Mid-Iowa Council, BSA, P.O. Box 3009, Des Moines, IA 50316; or calling (800) 999-SCOUT or (515) 266-2135.