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NGPC Northwest District details Sandhills access projects; Carter P. Johnson work paused pending bill
Summary
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Northwest District staff described plans to improve angler access at several Sandhill lakes, outlined a Smith Lake WMA design favoring riprap jetties and 10-foot target depths, and said work on the Carter P. Johnson dam removal is on hold pending Legislative Bill 261.
Joe Bridal, the new district manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission(NGPC) Northwest District, described a slate of access and shoreline projects for Sandhill lakes and nearby reservoirs and said one high-profile dam project is on hold pending legislative action.
"This project's been kind of put on hold a few times. Our biggest challenge right now has to do with some legislative wording," Bridal said of the Carter P. Johnson dam decommissioning at Fort Robinson, adding the agency selected decommissioning rather than upgrading the structure when it was reclassified as a high-hazard dam.
Why it matters: the district said the Carter P. Johnson decision and related Soldier Creek work require authority to spend funds tied to Legislative Bill 261. That pause freed staff to…
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