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Borough approves study into rising lake levels near Palmer after residents cite gravel‑pit impacts
Summary
After hours of public testimony from property owners and business operators who described rapidly rising lake levels and lost shoreline, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly approved a resolution to solicit hydrologic studies of the Palmer‑area lakes tied to nearby gravel‑pit activity.
The Matanuska‑Susitna Borough Assembly voted May 5 to fund an initial hydrologic study into rapidly rising lake levels affecting Canoe, Kepler/Bradley and Irene lakes, responding to dozens of residents who said gravel‑pit excavation has punctured aquifers and drivenshoreline loss.
Residents provided detailed accounts of property loss and business impacts. “Since 2004, the surface of Canoe Lake has risen about 10 feet,” said Dennis Weatherall, who described setbacks shrinking from 156 feet to about 70 feet and estimated parcel losses. Crystal Butcher, owner…
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