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City staff recommends closing public access to Randell Lake pending ordinance change, citing water-security assessment

3783644 · January 6, 2025
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Public works staff told the council that the city's risk and resilience assessment recommends closing public access to Randell Lake and categorizing it a high-security water source; the council was advised the change will require an ordinance amendment and will be on a future agenda for a vote.

City public works staff informed the Denison City Council that a federal risk‑and‑resilience assessment recommends closing public access to Randell Lake and designating the lake a high‑security area because it supplies the city's drinking water.

Ronnie Bates, Public Works Director, said the city is required under the American Water Infrastructure Act to complete a risk‑and‑resilience assessment for its…

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