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Residents urge repair and preservation of Baldwin City Lake; council to form committee and seek funding
Summary
After an engineering memo estimated $500,000–$700,000 for comprehensive dam and spillway work, more than a dozen residents and petitioners urged the council to repair and preserve Baldwin City Lake rather than sell it; council agreed to form a citizen‑plus‑council committee, pursue grant opportunities and obtain formal contractor bids.
An engineering memo and verbal presentation from Jason Hoskinson of BG Consultants estimated a conservative project budget of roughly $500,000–$700,000 to comprehensively address the Baldwin City Lake dam, spillway and related infrastructure and noted a permitting process with the Division of Water Resources and potential water‑rights considerations that could take approximately one year to reach construction readiness.
Hoskinson told the council the structure is roughly 100 years old and carries a Division of Water Resources (DWR) permit number. He said typical work on similar projects includes replacing pipes through the structure, protecting upstream slopes from wave erosion and addressing the auxiliary spillway that drains the west side of the lake. "I would recommend…
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