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Spencer seeks design funding, examines alternatives for Chicken Springs Dam and 17th Street hazard
Summary
Town staff said a FEMA-funded design grant for Chicken Springs Dam was awarded to evaluate repair, breach or a partial-breach/road-conversion alternative; the $325,000 design request is 65% funded by the grant, leaving about $113,000 in local match; property acquisition is not eligible under FEMA rules, staff said.
Spencer Town staff told the Board of Aldermen that a FEMA/state-funded design grant has been awarded to study options for the Chicken Springs Dam and the downstream hazard to 17th Street. Town manager Peter (speaker 5) said the town applied about two years ago for a $325,000 design project to evaluate engineered repair, full breach, or partial-breach alternatives that would reduce pond volume while maintaining some wetland or amenity value.
The grant, Peter said, would cover 65% of the design cost; "The grant only…
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