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Parks commissioners flag Dalton Lake agreement, warn city could bear removal costs when contract ends
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the cooperative management agreement covering Dalton Lake, noting it expires in about four years and requires the city to pay for maintenance, improvements and potentially removal of those improvements unless ODOT approves otherwise. Commissioners asked staff for documents and follow-up.
Commissioners and volunteers at the St. Helens Parks & Trails Commission meeting pressed for clarity on Dalton Lake’s cooperative management agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation and what will happen when the contract ends.
Lynn, chair of the Dalton Lake advisory committee, told the commission the cooperative management agreement was signed in February 2009 for a 20‑year term and therefore will expire in roughly four years. She said the city is obligated under that agreement to cover the costs of maintenance and improvements and to develop a management plan for ODOT approval. "The city shall develop a management plan for approval by ODOT," Lynn said during the discussion.
The requirement matters because the agreement also says the city must remove any…
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