Budget Funding: Grant money of 6 million was approved. Spicer Engineering is looking for funding
There was a study in 2021 by Spicer resulting in a list of repairs that needed to be made. The City never acted on that list forcing the dam closer to
What is it really going to look like? The vision perpetuated is that if the dam is removed there will be a navigable river. However, the Spicer Engineering study shows the resulting river will actually be a stream 2.5 ft deep and 4-5 feet wide. In a drought it, will obviously be less than that.
The outcome will not be anything like the Dexter Mill Creek Park/dam removal. The Saline Mill Pond is fed by Pittsfield Drain #1 or #2 and stormwater runoff – the reason there is a millpond is because there is a dam. Resulting in a narrow, shallow stream if the dam is removed
The City states that the repairs would cost more than removal. Not accurate
