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Board OKs public hearing on Orchard Lake dam, schedules community meeting
Summary
Botetourt County supervisors authorized a public hearing to consider accepting a DCR grant and creating a service district to fund removal or remediation of the Orchard Lake earthen dam; a community meeting is set for Sept. 10 and a public hearing for Sept. 23.
Botetourt County supervisors voted to advertise a public hearing and hold a community meeting on a proposal to remove or otherwise address the Orchard Lake earthen dam after state regulators deemed the structure subject to Department of Conservation and Recreation oversight.
The vote authorizes a Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m., community meeting at Greenfield and a public hearing at the board’s Sept. 23 meeting so residents can comment before the board considers establishing a service district and deciding whether to accept a $500,000 DCR grant tied to dam work.
Why it matters: The dam impounds a lake that was built decades before the surrounding Orchard Lake subdivision and is now closely tied to property values and neighborhood access. DCR rules carry recurring inspection, engineering and emergency-planning obligations for regulated dams; owners can…
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