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Committee opts for lower-cost manual stop-log option for Gordon Dam repair
Summary
County staff recommended switching from a mechanized sliding gate system (estimated $143,200) to the existing manual stop-log bay option (estimated $87,700) for the Gordon Dam repair; the committee approved the department’s recommendation and staff will apply for WDNR Municipal Dam Grant funding.
County department staff — including Jon Harris and Clint Meyer — updated the Forest, Parks & Recreation Committee on design and cost estimates for the Gordon Dam repair. The department recommended not proceeding with the previously approved mechanized sliding gate system (cost estimate $143,200) and instead using the existing manual stop log bay option (cost estimate $87,700) to repair the dam.
The recommendation reflected a comparison of pros and cons and an updated total project cost estimate included in the distributed handout. Committee members approved the department’s recommendation by motion (Motion by Baker, second Cummings). Meyer said he will submit a WDNR Municipal Dam Grant Program application by the end of the week and 2026 capital improvement funding will be requested to fund the project.
The motion directs staff to pursue the manual stop-log bay repair approach and seek grant and capital funding; the committee did not approve the mechanized gate option and did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript.
