Construction crews spotted at Hadad's Lake, though swimming hole's future is unclear

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Dirt is moving at Hadad’s Lake, the longtime Varina swimming hole, despite its new owner’s intentions and identity being unclear.

The 36-acre former water park and venue at 7900 Osborne Turnpike sold this summer for just over $1 million, and in recent weeks construction equipment has been on-site, clearing some smaller structures like gazebos and the rope swing that fed into the site’s signature natural-bottom pool, which looks to have been drained. The largest building on the property, a 5,400-square-foot banquet hall, still stands.

O.P. Holdings LLC, an entity tied to Juan Wilson, bought the two parcels that make up the majority of Hadad’s Lake in a pair of deals in June and July for $1.06 million, Henrico County records show. The sale price was abo