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Glover town administrator tells House committee Shadow Lake Dam needs urgent state support after 2023–24 floods
Summary
Theresa Perrin, town administrator for Glover, testified to the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs that floodwaters in 2023–24 damaged homes, roads and the Shadow Lake Dam, which was downgraded to 'unsatisfactory'; she said temporary repairs and a full engineering fix could exceed $1 million and urged state financial and technical assistance.
Theresa Perrin, town administrator for Glover, told the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs on Jan. 29 that repeated floods in 2023 and 2024 inflicted substantial damage on her community and left critical infrastructure at risk.
Perrin described being woken during the 2023 event when the Barton River 'jumped the bank' and said floodwaters and debris undermined the granite block embankment at Shadow Lake Dam, producing a 5-by-5-foot sinkhole at the auxiliary spillway and prompting a downgrade to an 'unsatisfactory' condition during subsequent inspections. She said the town has completed…
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