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Residents tell Rochester council city misled public about Silver Lake Dam safety and impacts
Summary
Two residents told the council the city overstated dam safety risks, raised doubts about claimed recreational benefits, flagged DNR and Army Corps uncertainties, and warned of rising cost estimates and ratepayer impacts if the Silver Lake Dam removal proceeds.
Wiley, a Rochester resident who spoke during the meeting's open-comment period, told the City Council the proposal to remove the Silver Lake Dam rests on "misinformation provided by city staff over the decades," asserting there have been no documented dam-related accidents or deaths in more than 90 years and questioning claims the dam is unsafe.
"The city states that Silver Lake Dam is unsafe," Wiley said, adding engineers now predict the lake's water level would be…
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