Committee backs $30,000 dredging feasibility study and debates lake drawdown timing

Mar 24, 2025

The committee approved a $30,000 feasibility award for inlet dredging and debated restoring the Husaford/Heusford dam drawdown timing to mid‑February amid conflicting views about erosion causes and DNR fisheries' views on rough fish.

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Committee reports focused heavily on lake‑management issues. Members said an emergency meeting with the Heusford Village and LSID (Lake Senesee Improvement District) considered changing a 1952 dam order that governs annual drawdown timing. The committee passed a motion to recommend adjusting the drawdown back toward mid‑February after lake residents reported increased shoreline erosion and ice‑heave effects; several attendees urged that the claim be examined with scientific data rather than relying solely on homeowner reports.

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