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Park Board debates phased construction at Blacktail Dam, boat-landing priority and campground access
Summary
Williams County Park staff and board members debated whether to shut Blacktail Dam park entirely for reconstruction or to phase work to keep some facilities open, with staff recommending engineers evaluate building a new boat landing early to preserve access.
Jeremy Ludlow, a Park staff member, told the board the Blacktail Dam reconstruction schedule is still being finalized and presented two main approaches: shut the park completely to complete work faster and cheaper, or phase construction to keep some areas open while work proceeds. He said design milestones aim to allow bidding next year and that the county is coordinating with the Army Corps of Engineers, Game and Fish and contractors on sequencing.
"The most efficient money wise, time wise way to do it would be to shut the whole thing down. Shut it down and build it up and go through it as fast as we can," Ludlow said, then added that he wanted board guidance because full closure would disrupt campers…
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