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Council approves $138,437 contract for Saratoga Lake/dam feasibility and master plan study

5707947 · September 2, 2025
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The council approved a consulting contract with Ayres Associates to complete a dam safety inspection, updated sediment analysis, hydraulics modeling and conceptual designs for the Saratoga Lake/impoundment upstream of Barstow Street. The contract is $138,437; previous estimates to dredge deposited sediment were $6–7 million.

The Common Council on Sept. 2 approved a consulting contract with Ayres Associates for a Saratoga Lake and Saratoga Mill Dam feasibility and master planning study, authorizing up to $138,437 for the work.

Public Works and Parks staff and the Board of Public Works described the study scope as a combination of tasks the city must periodically complete and new analyses to inform whether to repair, modify or remove the dam and how to manage the impoundment upstream of Barstow Street in Frame Park. The study includes a dam safety inspection…

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