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Committee urges early coordination as dam‑removal grant could create riverwalk opportunities
Summary
After Camden was awarded roughly $5.4–5.6 million for dam removals, the Pathways Committee discussed urging project planners to consider using stored silt/rock to build a riverwalk alignment and to request early engagement with the McGunnook River advisory group.
The Pathways Committee discussed how a recently awarded grant for dam removal might create an opportunity to extend or build a Riverwalk in Camden. Members said the award (described in discussion as roughly $5.4–5.6 million) will fund removal and partial work on two named dams, and that additional grants or private funding may be required to complete the broader project.
Committee participants urged early input to engineers and project planners to ensure that dredging, spoil handling and dam removal plans consider reuse of materials to form a Riverwalk base rather than trucking spoil offsite. Members noted potential constraints — contaminated fill in certain locations and private landownership along parts of the river — but argued that early engagement with the McGunnook River advisory commission (MRCAC/Merk) and with project engineers could preserve opportunities for a riverside path.
The committee resolved to request an agenda slot with the advisory body and to offer conceptual ideas (for example, placing suitable fill on one side of the river to form a stable base and capping it) to be considered during engineering design. No formal funding decision for the Riverwalk was made; the committee's action is to seek early coordination and input.
