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Resident urges council to retain Junction Falls Dam to save taxpayer money
Summary
A River Falls resident told the council he opposes demolition of the Junction Falls Dam and urged saving taxpayer dollars by keeping the structure.
William Hanson addressed the council during the public-comment period and urged the city not to demolish the Junction Falls Dam, arguing that keeping the dam would save federal, state and local taxpayer dollars.
Hanson identified himself and supplied his address on the record. The council did not respond during the public-comment segment included in the transcript excerpt and no formal action or staff directive about the dam appeared in the provided portion of the meeting.
Why this matters: Dam removal or retention can carry environmental, regulatory and budgetary implications; Hanson presented the retention argument as a taxpayer-cost saving measure but no staff analysis or council direction on the dam is recorded in the excerpt.
