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Engineer warns of decades of sludge at Sheffield lagoon; cleanup now a priority
Summary
Village Engineer Mike Perry told trustees the lagoon is surfacing solids and needs sludge removal after about 30 years of limited maintenance; the board received the report as part of routine board packet reviews and distributed the FY25 audit letter for trustee review.
At the Sept. 9 meeting, Village Engineer Mike Perry told the board that Sheffield's lagoon has developing problems linked to prior boards' limited maintenance and that "the surfacing of solids and finding a cost effective way to remove the sludge that has built up over the past 30 years is being made a priority." Perry's update was presented as part of the packet of board reports; trustees received the FY25 audit report in a letter read by President Yepsen.
Trustees did not take immediate action on the lagoon issue during the meeting, but the engineer framed sludge removal as a near-term priority with associated cost considerations. The board packet materials and Perry's verbal update will guide next steps for procurement, costing and scheduling.
